Now, then, it was his bisniss to find out which had
the most money. With an English famly this would
have been easy : a look at a will at Doctor Commons'es
would settle the matter at once. But this India naybob's
wiU was at Calcutty, or some outlandish place ; and
there was no getting sight of a coppy of it. I will do
Mr. Algernon Deuceace the justass to say, that he was
so little musnaiy in his love for Lady Griffin, that he
would have married her gladly, even if she had ten
thousand pounds less than Miss Matilda. In the mean
time, his plan was to keep 'em both in play, until he
could strike the best fish of the two — not a difficult
matter for a man of his genus ; besides, Miss was
hooked for certain.
CHAPTER II.
"HONODB THT FATHEK."

I SAID that my master was ad oared by every person in
my Lady Griffin's establishmint. I should have said



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by every person excep- one, — a young French gnlmn,
that is, who, before our appearants, had been mighty
particklar with my lady, ockupjdng by her side exackly
the same pasition, Which the Honrabble Mr. Deuoeace
now held. It was bewtifBe and headifying to see how
coolly that young nobleman kicked the poar Shevalliay
de L'Orge out of his shoes, and how gracefully he him-
self stept into 'em. Munseer de L'Orge was a smart
young French jentleman, of about my master's age and
good looks, but not possest of ^ my master's impidiace.
