We were simply ashamed and
disgusted to think that we should have permitted such a person the entree
to our society. When we discovered, however, that, instead of being a
professional card sharper," Captain Bannister continued, with emphasis,
"Mr. Bundercombe enjoys a recognized position in society, and that he is
reputed to be a man of great wealth, the affair assumes an altogether
different complexion."
"Worth going for, ain't I?" Mr. Bundercombe chuckled.
"I feel sure, Mr. Walmsley," Captain Bannister continued, "that some
portion of your sympathy, at any rate, as an English gentleman of social
distinction, will be with us in this matter. The affair we were content to
let drop against Mr. Parker, the adventurer, we feel it our duty to pursue
against Mr. Bundercombe, the millionaire."
"We would save time," I remarked coldly, "if you were to put your demands
into plain words. What is it you want or expect from Mr. Bundercombe?"
"Not what you appear to think, sir," Captain Bannister replied stiffly.
"We require from Mr. Bundercombe a written confession and his resignation
from the Sidney Club."
"The what club?" I asked dubiously.
"The Sidney Club," Captain Bannister repeated, with dignity.
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