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The dinner was fixed for Monday, July the 8th The election for the borough was to be held on Tuesday the 9th It was generally thought that the proxied with the view of enhancing Melmotte's expected triumph But such in truth, was not the case It had been an accident, and an accident that was distressing to some of the Melmottites There was much to be done about the dinner,-- which could not be omitted; and much also as to the election,--which was imperative The two Grendalls, father and son, found themselves to be so driven that the world seemed for them to be turned topsy-turvy The elder had in old days been accusto in the interest of his own fa to make himself useful on behalf of Mr Melmotte But he found Westminster to be almost too much for him He was called here and sent there, till he was very near rebellion 'If this goes on er I shall cut it,' he said to his son

'Think of overnor,' said the son 'I have to be in the city four or five tiovernor; you've done pretty well for that What'sis;--will it last?'

'How last?'

'There are a good many who say that Melmotte will burst up'

'I don't believe it,' said Lord Alfred 'They don't knohat they're talking about There are too many in the sa up of half London But I shall tell him after this that he must make it easier He wants to knoho's to have every ticket for the dinner, and there's nobody to tell hie all the places, and nobody to help me except that fellow from the Herald's office I don't know about people's rank Which ought to come first: a director of the bank or a fellorites books?' Miles suggested that the fellow from the Herald's office would know all about that, and that his father need not trouble himself with petty details

'And you shall coraestaffe acceded, willingly indeed, but not by any h a favour had been conferred upon her Now the reason why Lady Monogra her old friend, and thus threw open her hospitality for three whole days to the poor young lady who had disgraced herself by staying with the Melestaffe had the disposal of two evening tickets for Madareatly had the Melram had found that she was bound, on behalf of her own position in society, to be present on that occasion It would not do that her nauests Therefore she had estaffe She was to have her two tickets for the reception, and Miss Longestaffe was to be received for three days as a guest by Lady Monogram It had also been conceded that at any rate on one of these nights Lady Monograestaffe out with her, and that she should herself receive cohtly painful at the cos soon fade away, and Lady Monogram was quite a woman of the world