Jog inwardly
prayed that he might.
CHAPTER LVII
THE DEBATE
It was just as Mr. Sponge predicted with regard to his admission to Nonsuch
House. The first person who spied his note to Sir Harry Scattercash was
Captain Seedeybuck, who, going into the drawing-room, the day after Mr.
Sponge's visit, to look for the top of his cigar-case, saw it occupying the
centre of the mantelpiece. Having mastered its contents, the Captain
refolded and placed it where he found it, with the simple observation to
himself of--'That cock won't fight.'
Captain Quod saw it next, then Captain Bouncey, who told Captain Cutitfat
what was in it, who agreed with Bouncey that it wouldn't do to have Mr.
Sponge there.
Indeed, it seemed agreed on all hands that their party rather wanted
weeding than increasing.
Thus, in due time, everybody in the house knew the contents of the note
save Sir Harry, though none of them thought it worth while telling him of
it. On the third morning, however, as the party were assembling for
breakfast, he came into the room reading it.
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