"I haven't been out of this room all day,--except to lunch. Good morning, Sir Felix. Ring the bell, Alfred, and we'll have a little soda and brandy." Sir Felix had gone through some greeting with his fellow Director, Lord Alfred, and at last succeeded in getting Melmotte to shake hands with him before he went. "Do you know anything about that young fellow?" Melmotte asked as soon as the door was closed.
"He's a baronet without a shilling;--was in the army and had to leave it," said Lord Alfred as he buried his face in a big tumbler.
"Without a shilling! I supposed so. But he's heir to a place down in Suffolk;--eh?"

Good morning, Sir Felix. Ring the bell, Alfred, and we'll have a little soda and brandy."
Sir Felix succeeded in getting Melmotte to shake hands with him before he went.
"Do you know anything about that young fellow?" Melmotte asked as soon as the door was closed.
"He's a baronet without a shilling; was in the army and had to leave it," said Lord Alfred.
"I supposed so. But he's heir to a place down in Suffolk; eh?"
