still have ready money at his command.  If he could do this, would not such conduct on his part be the best refutation of that charge of not having any fortune which Melmotte had brought against him?  He would endeavour to work the money out of Dolly Longestaffe;—­and he entertained an idea that though it would be impossible to get cash from Miles Grendall, he might use his claim against Miles in the city.  Miles was Secretary to the Board, and might perhaps contrive that the money required for the shares should not be all ready money.  Sir Felix was not very clear about it, but thought that he might possibly in this way use the indebtedness of Miles Grendall.  ‘How I do hate a fellow who does not pay up,’ he said to himself as he sat...