Mary. This news made Martin grind his
teeth, and it would have been unlucky for the architect if he had been
near at that moment.

Martin first sent Tapley with a note addressed to his grandfather, but
Pecksniff, who came to the door, tore up the letter before the bearer's
face. Mark told Martin of this, and together they forced themselves into
the house, and into the room where old Chuzzlewit sat, with Pecksniff
beside him, and Mary standing behind his chair.

Martin's grandfather hardly looked at him, keeping his eyes on
Pecksniff's face, as though he depended on him even for his thoughts.
Martin, seeing this, was almost hopeless, but he did as he had
determined, and in a few manly words begged old Chuzzlewit's pardon for
his own haste and temper, and asked him to take him back to his favor.
While he talked, Mary had hidden her face in her hands and was weeping,
for she believed his grandfather so wholly in Pecksniff's power that she
had no hope for Martin.

Pecksniff was in rare good humor, for it was this very day that he had
turned his money over to Tigg to make a fortune for him in the great
Anglo-Bengalee Company. Now, rejoicing in his opportunity, he took it
upon himself to answer. He called Martin a shameless, cowardly vagabond
and ordered him from the door. Then he gave his arm to the old man and
led him out of the room.

Martin clasped Mary for a moment in his arms as he kissed her and told
her to keep up heart. Then he left the house and set out with Mark
Tapley for London.

V

OLD CHUZZLEWIT'S PLOT SUCCEEDS

Where was the guilty Jonas meanwhile? Shivering at every sound,
listening for the news that Tigg's body had been found in the wood,
wondering if by any chance the crime might be laid on him.

Already fate was weaving a net about his feet. The man from whom he had
bought the poison to kill his father had fallen very ill, and in his
illness had repented of the part he had played. He had confessed to
Westlock, whom, before he had fallen into wicked company, he had once
known. Westlock sent for old Chuzzlewit, and he, too, was told the story
of the purchased poison. Then together the three went to Jonas's house
and brought him face to face with his accuser.

Confronted with their evidence Jonas gave himself up for lost, but old
Chuffey, whom he had so abused, escaped the watchful eye of Sairey Gamp
and entered just in time to keep his promise to his dead master and to
clear Jonas, the son. He