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As regards money I 'll see you sha n't want for it . And now , for the present , good-by ! '' So saying , Barnabas caught up his hat and , with a last glance at the moaning figure on the couch , went from the room and down the stairs , and let himself out into the dingy street . It was long past midnight when Barnabas reached his house in St. James 's Square ; and gazing up at its goodly exterior he sighed , and thereafter frowned , and so , frowning still , let himself in . Now , late though the hour , Peterby was up , and met him in the hall . `` Sir , '' said he , anxious of eye as he beheld his young master 's disordered dress and the grim pallor of his face , `` the Marquis of Jerningham and Viscount Devenham called . They waited for you , -- they waited over an hour . ''