Sir Felix did not quite like the proposition. There had been a savage ferocity in that Marquis's eye, and there was habitually a heavy sternness about Melmotte, which together made him resist the invitation. "I don't think I have a right to do that," he said, "because it is Mr. Melmotte's own house."

Sir Felix did not quite like the proposition. There had been a savage ferocity in that Marquis's eye, and a sternness about Melmotte, which made him cautious. "I don't think I have a right to do that," he said, "because it is Mr. Melmotte's own house."
