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Chapter LXIX Melmotte in Parliament
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Melmotte did not return home in time to hear the good news that day — good news as he would regard it, even though, when told to him, it should be accompanied by all the extraneous1 additions with which Marie had communicated her purpose to Madame Melmotte. It was nothing to him what the girl thought of the marriage — if the marriage could now be brought about. He, too, had cause for vexation, if not for anger. If Marie had consented a fortnight since he might have so hurried affairs that Lord Nidderdale might by this time have been secured. Now there might be — must be, doubt, through the folly2 of his girl and the villainy of Sir Felix Carbury. Were he once the father-in-law of the eldest3 son of a marquis, he thought he might almost be safe. Even though something might be all but proved against him — which might come to certain proof in less august circumstances — matters would hardly be pressed against a Member for Westminster whose daughter was married to the heir of the Marquis of Auld4 Reekie! So many persons would then be concerned! Of course his vexation with Marie had been great. Of course his wrath5 against Sir Felix was unbounded. The seat for Westminster was his. He was to be seen to occupy it before all the world on this very day. But he had not as yet heard that his daughter had yielded in reference to Lord Nidderdale.
There was considerable uneasiness felt in some circles as to the manner in which Melmotte should take his seat. When he was put forward as the Conservative candidate for the borough6 a good deal of fuss had been made with him by certain leading politicians. It had been the manifest intention of the party that his return, if he were returned, should be hailed as a great Conservative triumph, and be made much of through the length and the breadth of the land. He was returned — but the trumpets7 had not as yet been sounded loudly. On a sudden, within the space of forty-eight hours, the party had become ashamed of their man. And, now, who was to introduce him to the House? But with this feeling of shame on one side, there was already springing up an idea among another class that Melmotte might become as it were a Conservative tribune of the people — that he might be the
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