‘Everybody goes to their house,’ said Georgiana, pleading her cause to the best of her ability.  ’The Duchess of Stevenage has dined in Grosvenor Square since I have been there.’

‘We all know what that means,’ replied Lady Monogram.

’And people are giving their eyes to be asked to the dinner party which he is to give to the Emperor in July;—­and even to the reception afterwards.’

’To hear you talk, Georgiana, one would think that you didn’t understand anything,’ said Lady Monogram.  ’People are going to see the Emperor, not to see the Melmottes.  I dare say we might have gone only I suppose we shan’t now,—­because of this row.’

‘I don’t know what you mean by a row...