Felix thought over the matter very anxiously. If he did go on the journey he would much prefer to have the money in his own pocket. He liked the feeling of having money in his pocket. Perhaps if Didon were entrusted with the cheque she also would like the feeling. But then might it not be possible that if he presented the cheque himself he might be arrested for stealing Melmotte’s money? ’I think Didon had better get the money,’ he said, ’and bring it to me to-morrow, at four o’clock in the afternoon, to the club.’ If the money did not come he would not go down to Liverpool, nor would he be at the expense of his ticket for New York. ‘You see,’ he said, ’I’m...