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Here was a row, as the Marquis had said! Lord De Griffin was frightened, and Lord Alfred felt that so-headed brute o in his obstinacy,' Lord Alfred said to Mr Lupton, as there It no doubt ht have been wise to have allowed the merchant prince to return home with the resolution that his dinner should be abandoned He would have repented probably before the next ; and had he continued obdurate it would not have been difficult to explain to Celestial Majesty that so even to a banquet at the house of British coained the seat for Westminster, as Melreat body of his supporters But Lord De Griffin was not the man to see this He did make his way up to Mr Wilson, and explained to the Aht the dehly well-established and experienced political Minister of State always feels that if he cana heavy price he will be doing a good stroke of business 'Bring hi out in the East, isn't he?' 'Nothing in India,' said Lord De Griffin 'The sub soht properly connect Mr Melmotte with China, sent Lord De Griffin aith his coe these thingswhen the under secretary returned 'I know my own position and how to keep it There shall be no dinner I'll be d---- if any of the lot shall dine in Grosvenor Square on Monday' Lord Alfred was so astounded that he was thinking ofhis way to the Prime Minister, ahim with the terrible calamity which was threatened But the arrival of the under secretary saved him the trouble

'If you will coed It isn't just the thing, but as you wish it, it shall be done'

'I do wish it,' said Melmotte aloud He was one of those ained always demanded some hoarse note of triumph from his own trumpet