Hi thomashardy,
We believe the story you are looking for is "Daniel Deronda" (1876),
by George Eliot (pseud. for Mary Ann [or Marian] Evans, 1819-1880),
her last novel. Grandcourt's companion, Lush, does not appear until
BOOK TWO: MEETING STREAMS.
"...companion ... to young Grandcourt, who had lost his father early,
and who found Lush so convenient that he had allowed him to become
prime minister in all his more personal affairs. The habit of fifteen
years had made Grandcourt more and more in need of Lush's handiness,
and Lush more and more in need of the lazy luxury to which his
transactions on behalf of Grandcourt made no interruption worth
reckoning. I cannot say that the same lengthened habit had intensified
Grandcourt's want of respect for his companion since that want had
been absolute from the beginning,..."
Daniel Deronda (1876) Book II, Ch XII, line 45
http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Eliot-Deronda-2.html
You can read the whole story from the beginning here:
http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/Eliot-Deronda-1.html#XI
The BBC produced a drama based on Eliot's novel:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/deronda/
"Book Description
Only in her final novel, in 1876, did George Eliot turn to
contemporary English and European life as material for the expression
of her own idealism. Daniel Deronda is a psychologically incisive
investigation, probing the egoism of a spoiled girl and her increasing
awareness of conscience through suffering. Gwendolen comes to regard
Daniel as her moral and spiritual mentor, but chance, the revelation
of his Jewish birth, and his practical and sympathetic identification
with his race draw him away from her."
© 1996-2002, Amazon.com, Inc.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/books/0192834819/reviews/026-2789780-4682835
You can search for used copies, starting for less than US$5.00, at the
following sites:
http://www.abebooks.com
http://www.abebooks.co.uk
http://www.tomfolio.com
http://www.bookfinder.com Searches several sites but often doesn't
show all results.
I hope this answers your question, if you need clarification or if
this isn't the story you are looking for, please let me know before
rating my answer.
Sincerely,
hummer
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