▁account ▁from ▁Mos es . ▁Sir ▁Oliver ▁con cludes ▁that ▁" this ▁is ▁the ▁temple ▁of ▁diss ip ation ▁indeed !" ▁ ▁Sc ene ▁III : ▁Charles ▁and ▁his ▁ra uc ous ▁guests ▁drink ▁heavily ▁and ▁sing ▁mer ry ▁songs , ▁as ▁they ▁prepare ▁for ▁a ▁night ▁of ▁g amb ling . ▁Charles ▁ra ises ▁a ▁to ast ▁to ▁Maria . ▁Mos es ▁and ▁" P rem ium " ▁enter , ▁and ▁Sir ▁Oliver ▁is ▁dis may ed ▁at ▁the ▁scene . ▁Charles ▁does ▁not ▁recogn ise ▁his ▁long - lost ▁uncle . ▁Charles ▁fran k ly ▁asks ▁" P rem ium " ▁for ▁credit , ▁not ing ▁that ▁Sir ▁Oliver ▁( wh om ▁he ▁bel ieves ▁is ▁in ▁India ) ▁will ▁soon ▁leave ▁him ▁a ▁fortune . ▁" P rem ium " ▁disc ount s ▁this ▁possibility , ▁not ing ▁that ▁Sir ▁Oliver ▁could ▁live ▁many ▁years , ▁or ▁dis in herit ▁his ▁nep hew . ▁He ▁asks ▁if ▁Charles ▁has ▁any ▁valu ables ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁to ▁sell ▁for ▁immediate ▁c ash . ▁Charles ▁adm its ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁sold ▁the ▁family ▁silver ▁and ▁his ▁late ▁father ' s ▁library , ▁and ▁offers ▁to ▁sell ▁" P rem ium " ▁the ▁family ▁portrait ▁collection . ▁" P rem ium " ▁accepts , ▁but ▁Sir ▁Oliver ▁is ▁sil ently ▁out rag ed . ▁ ▁Act ▁IV ▁▁ ▁Sc ene ▁I : ▁Charles ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁sell ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁port ra its ▁to ▁" P rem ium ", ▁using ▁the ▁rolled