Then Melmotte made a little remark to himself. "He knows that the game is pretty well over." "You had better return to the city now," he said aloud. "I shall follow you in half an hour. It is quite possible that I may bring my daughter with me. If I can make her understand this thing I shall do so. In that case I shall want you to be ready." Croll again smiled, and again assented, and went his way.

Melmotte thought, "He knows that the game is pretty well over." "You had better return to the city now," he said aloud. "I shall follow you in half an hour. I may bring my daughter with me. In that case I shall want you to be ready." Croll again smiled, and again assented, and went his way.
