"I don't see why it shouldn't be all true. Nobody, I take it, knows very much about him." When his companion had left him, Nidderdale sat down, thinking of it all. It occurred to him that he would "be coming a cropper rather," were he to marry Melmotte's daughter for her money, and then find that she had got none.

I don't see why it shouldn't be true. Nobody knows very much about him."
It occurred to Nidderdale that he would "come a cropper" were he to marry Melmotte's daughter for her money, and then find that she had got none. 