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earls on his left�察�there were but two persons without title in the midst of 

that glittering assemblage�察�the very servants looked like noblemen。                      The 

cook had done wonders�察�the wines were cool and rich�察�and Lady Gorgon 

was   splendid�       �What   attention   did   everybody   pay   to   her   and   to   him� �

Why WOULD she go on gazing into his face with that tender imploring 

look�拭    �In other words�察�Scully�察�after partaking of soup and fish ��he�察�during 

their   discussion�察    �had   been    thinking    over   all  the  former     love´and´hate 

passages between himself and Lady Gorgon���察�turned very red�察�and began 

talking to her。 

     ;Were you not at the opera on Tuesday�拭─�began he�察�assuming at once 

the airs of a man of fashion。          ;I thought I caught a glimpse of you in the 

Duchess of Diddlebury's box。; 

     ;Opera�察�Mr。 Scully�拭─。�pronouncing the word ;Scully; with the utmost 

softness��。      ;Ah�察   �no�   �we   seldom     go�察  �and   yet   too  often。    For    serious 

persons     the   enchantments       of  that  place    are  too   dangerous。      I   am   so 

nervousso delicate�察�the smallest trifle so agitates�察�depresses�察�or irritates 

me�察�that I dare not yield myself up to the excitement of music。                    I am too 

passionately   attached   to   it�察  �and�察  �shall   I   tell   you�拭  �it   has   such   a   strange 



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influence     upon    me�察   �that  the   smallest    false  note   almost     drives   me   to 

distraction�察�and for that very reason I hardly ever go to a concert or a ball。; 

     ;Egad�察─  �thought   Scully�察   �I   recollect   when   she   would   dance   down   a 

matter of five´and´forty couple�察�and jingle away at the 'Battle of Prague' 

all day。; 

     She  continued�此       �Don't   you   recollect�察 �I   do�察 �withoh�察 �what   regret� �   ´ 

that day at Oldborough race´ball�察�when I behaved with such sad rudeness 

to you�拭     �You will scarcely believe me�察�and yet I assure you 'tis the fact�察�

the music had made me almost mad。                 Do let me ask your pardon for my 

conduct。      I was not myself。        Oh�察�Mr。 Scully� �I am no worldly woman�察�I 

know   my   duties�察  �and   I   feel   my   wrongs。     Nights   and   days   have   I   lain 

awake   weeping   and   thinking   of   that   unhappy   day´   ´that   I   should   ever 

speak so to an old friend�察�for we WERE old friends�察�were we not�拭─�

     Scully did not speak�察�but his eyes were bursting out of his head�察�and 

his face was the exact colour of a deputy´lieutenant's uniform。 

     ;That   I   should   ever   forget   myself   and   you   so�     �How   I   have   been 

longing   for   this   opportunity   to   ask   you   to   forgive   me�    �I   asked   Lady 

Mantrap�察  �when   I   heard   you   were   to   be   here�察  �to   invite   me   to   her   party。 

Come�察�I know you will forgive meyour eyes say you will。 You used to 

look so in old days�察�and forgive me my caprices THEN。 Do give me a little 

winewe will drink to the memory of old days。; 

     Her    eyes   filled   with   tears�察 �and   poor    Scully's   hand    caused    such   a 

rattling   and   trembling   of   the   glass   and   the   decanter   that   the   Duke   of 

Doldrumwho           had    been�察    �during     the    course     of   this    whispered 

sentimentality�察�describing a famous run with the Queen's hounds at the top 

of his voicestopped at the jingling of the glass�察�and his tale was lost for 

ever。    Scully   hastily   drank   his   wine�察  �and   Lady   Gorgon   turned   round   to 

her next neighbour�察�a little gentleman in black�察�between whom and herself 

certain conscious looks passed。 

     ;I am glad poor Sir George is not here�察─�said he�察�smiling。 

     Lady Gorgon said�察 �Pooh�察�for shame� ─                �The little gentleman was no 

other than Josiah   Crampton�察�Esquire�察  �that eminent financier�察 �and he   was 

now   going   through   the   curious   calculation   before   mentioned�察  �by   which 

you BUY A MAN FOR NOTHING。                        He intended to pay the very same 



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price for Sir George Gorgon�察�too�察�but there was no need to tell the baronet 

so�察�only of this the reader must be made aware。 

     While Mr。 Crampton was conducting this intrigue�察�which was to bring 

a new recruit to the Ministerial ranks�察�his mighty spirit condescended to 

ponder upon subjects of infinitely less importance�察�and to arrange plans for 

the welfare of his nephew and the young woman to whom he had made a 

present     of  his  heart。    These     young    persons�察   �as  we   said   before�察  �had 

arranged to live in Mr。 Perkins's own house in Bedford Row。                    It was of a 

peculiar   construction�察  �and   might   more   properly   be   called   a   house   and   a 

half�此   �for a snug little tenement of four chambers protruded from the back 

of   the   house    into  the  garden。     These     rooms    communicated        with   the 

drawing´rooms   occupied   by   Mr。   Scully�察  �and   Perkins�察  �who   acted   as   his 

friend and secretary�察�used frequently to sit in the one nearest the Member's 

study�察�in order that he might be close at hand to confer with that great man。 

The rooms had a private entrance too�察�were newly decorated�察�and in them 

the   young   couple   proposed   to   live�察  �the   kitchen   and   garrets   being   theirs 

likewise。     What more could they need�拭            �We are obliged to be particular 

in describing these apartments�察�for extraordinary events occurred therein。 

     To say the truth�察�until the present period Mr。 Crampton had taken no 

great   interest   in   his   nephew's   marriage�察  �or�察  �indeed�察  �in   the   young   man 

himself。      The   old   gentleman   was   of   a   saturnine   turn�察  �and   inclined   to 

undervalue   the   qualities of   Mr。  Perkins�察 �which   were idleness�察 �simplicity�察�

enthusiasm�察�and easy good´nature。 

     ;Such fellows never do anything in the world�察─�he would say�察�and for 

such   he   had   accordingly   the   most   profound   contempt。       But   when�察  �after 

John     Perkins's   repeated    entreaties�察  �he   had   been   induced     to  make    the 

acquaintance of Miss Gorgon�察�he became instantly charmed with her�察�and 

warmly espoused her cause against her overbearing relations。 

     At   his  suggestion     she   wrote   back    to  decline   Sir  George     Gorgon's 

peremptory invitation�察�and hinted at the same time that she had attained an 

age and a position which enabled her to be the mistress of her own actions。 

To this letter there came an answer from Lady Gorgon which we shall not 

copy�察   �but   which    simply    stated   that  Miss   Lucy    Gorgon's     conduct    was 

unchristian�察�ungrateful�察�unladylike�察�and immodest�察�that the Gorgon family 



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disowned her for the future�察�and left her at liberty to form whatever base 

connections she pleased。 

     ;A  pretty   world   this�察─  �said   Mr。   Crampton�察  �in   a   great   rage�察  �when   the 

letter   was    shown     to  him。    ;This     same    fellow�察  �Scully�察  �dissuades     my 

nephew   from   taking   a   place�察  �because   Scully   wants   it   for   himself。   This 

prude of a Lady Gorgon cries out shame�察�and disowns an innocent amiable 

girl�此  �she   a   heartless   jilt   herself   once�察  �and   a   heartless   flirt   now。 The 

Pharisees�察�the Pharisees�        �And to call mine a base family�察�too� ─�

     Now�察    �Lady     Gorgon     did   not   in   the   least  know     Mr。    Crampton's 

connection with Mr。 Perkins�察�or she would have been much more guarded 

in her language�察�but whether she knew it or not�察�the old gentleman felt a 

huge indignation�察�and determined to have his revenge。 

     ;That's right�察�Uncle�        �SHALL I call Gorgon out�拭─�said the impetuous 

young Perkins�察�who was all for blood。 

     ;John�察   �you    are  a  fool�察─  �said  his  uncle。    ;You     shall  have    a  better 

revenge�此     �you shall be married from Sir George Gorgon's house�察�and you 

shall see Mr。 William Pitt Scully sold for nothing。;                 This to the veteran 

diplomatist   seemed   to be   the highest   triumph   which   man   could possibly 

enjoy。 

     It was very soon to take place�此          �and�察�as has been the case ever since 

the world began�察�woman�察 �lovely woman   was to be the   cause of   Scully's 

fall。   The tender scene at Lord Mantrap's was followed by many others 

equally   sentimental。       Sir   George   Gorgon   called   upon   his   colleague   the 

very next day�察�and brought with him a card from Lady Gorgon inviting Mr。 

Scully     to  dinner。    The     attorney    eagerly    accepted    the   invitation�察  �was 

received in Baker Street by the whole amiable family with much respectful 

cordiality�察   �and   was    pressed   to  repeat    his  visits  as  country    neighbours 

should。     More   than   once   did   he   call�察  �and   somehow   always   at   the   hour 

when Sir George was away at his club�察�or riding in the Park�察�or elsewhere 

engaged。       Sir   George     Gorgon     was   very   old�察  �very   feeble�察  �very   much 

shattered   in   constitution。     Lady   Gorgon   used   to   impart   her   fears   to   Mr。 

Scully every time he called there�察�and the sympathising attorney used to 

console her  as best   he  might。        Sir George's   country agent   neglected   the 

propertyhis   lady   consulted   Mr。   Scully   concerning   it。        He   knew   to   a 



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