ew. I thought it best to send to you for different
reasons, but I do not want you to come back.'

'Good-bye, Marie. I shall always remember you.' And so they parted.

After that he did go into the City, and succeeded in finding both Mr
Smith and Herr Croll. When he reached Abchurch Lane, the news of
Melmotte's death had already been spread abroad; and more was known or
said to be known, of his circumstances than Nidderdale had as yet
heard. The crushing blow to him, so said Herr Croll, had been the
desertion of Cohenlupe,--that and the sudden fall in the value of the
South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway shares, consequent on the
rumours spread about the City respecting the Pickering property. It
was asserted in Abchurch Lane that had he not at that moment touched
the Pickering property, or entertained the Emperor, or stood for
Westminster, he must, by the end of the autumn, have been able to do
any or all of those things without danger, simply as the result of the
money which would then have been realized by the railway. But he had
allowed himself to become hampered by the want of comparatively small
sums of ready money, and in seeking relief had rushed from one danger
to another, till at last the waters around him had become too deep
even for him, and had overwhelmed him. As to his immediate death, Herr
Croll expressed not the slightest astonishment. It was just the thing,
Herr Croll said, that he had been sure that Melmotte would do, should
his difficulties ever become too great for him. 'And dere vas a leetle
ting he lay himself open by de oder day,' said Croll, 'dat vas nasty,--
very nasty.' Nidderdale shook his head, but asked no questions. Croll
had alluded to the use of his own name, but did not on this occasion
make any further revelation. Then Croll made a further statement to
Lord Nidderdale, which I think he must have done in pure good-nature.
'Mylor,' he said, whispering very gravely, 'de money of de yong lady
is all her own.' Then he nodded his head three times. 'Nobody can toch
it, not if he vas in debt millions.' Again he nodded his head.

'I am very glad to hear it for her sake,' said Lord Nidderdale as he
took his leave.

CHAPTER LXXXVII - DOWN AT CARBURY

When Roger Carbury returned to Suffolk, after seeing his cousins in
Welbeck Street, he was by no means contented with himself. That he
should be discontented generally with the circumstances of his life
was a matter of course. He kne