"Go where?"
"To the Board."
"But you're always at his house. He'd be civil to me, perhaps, because I'm a lord: but then, for the same reason, he'd think I was the bigger fool of the two."
"I don't see that at all," said Sir Felix.
"I ain't afraid of him, if you mean that," continued Lord Nidderdale. "He's a wretched old reprobate, and I don't doubt but he'd skin you and me if he could make money off our carcasses. But as he can't skin me, I'll have a shy at him. On the whole I think he rather likes me, because I've always been on the square with him. If it depended on him, you know, I should have the girl to-morrow."

"But you're always at his house. He'd be civil to me, perhaps, because I'm a lord: but for the same reason, he'd think I was a bigger fool."
"I don't see that at all," said Sir Felix.
"I ain't afraid of him," continued Lord Nidderdale. "He's a wretched old reprobate, but I'll have a go at him. On the whole I think he rather likes me, because I've always been square with him. If it depended on him, you know, I should have the girl tomorrow."
