But he
was embarrassed, and in that condition could it be right for him to marry
a girl without a shilling?
In these days Mrs. Carbuncle was very urgent with her friend not to leave
London till after the marriage. Lizzie had given no promise, had only been
induced to promise that the loan of one hundred and fifty pounds should
not be held to have any bearing on the wedding present to be made to
Lucinda. That could be got on credit from Messrs. Harter & Benjamin; for
though Mr. Benjamin was absent--on a little tour through Europe in search
of precious stones in the cheap markets old Mr. Harter suggested--the
business went on the same as ever. There was a good deal of consultation
about the present, and Mrs. Carbuncle at last decided, no doubt with the
concurrence of Miss Roanoke, that it should consist simply of silver forks
and spoons--real silver as far as the money would go. Mrs. Carbuncle
herself went with her friend to select the articles--as to which perhaps
we shall do her no injustice in saying that a ready sale, should such a
lamentable occurrence ever become necessary, was one of the objects which
she had in view.
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