"That, Mr. Melmotte, is what I should prefer."
"Very well,--very well. I'll arrange it. Sorry to lose you,--that's all. Miles, isn't Mr. Goldsheiner waiting to see me?"
"You're a little too quick, Mr. Melmotte," said Paul.
"A man with my business on his hands is bound to be quick, sir."
"But I must be precise. I cannot tell you as a fact that I shall withdraw from the Board till I receive the advice of a friend with whom I am consulting. I hardly yet know what my duty may be."

"That, Mr. Melmotte, is what I should prefer."
"Very well, very well. I'll arrange it. Sorry to lose you, that's all. Miles, isn't Mr. Goldsheiner waiting to see me?"
"You're a little too quick, Mr. Melmotte," said Paul. "I cannot tell you as a fact that I shall withdraw from the Board till I receive the advice of a friend with whom I am consulting. I do not yet know what my duty may be."
