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VIVIAN GREY.
CHAPTER XVII.
THE CABINET DINNER.
Vivian had duly acquainted the Marquess with the successful progress of his negotiations with their intended partizans, and his Lordship himself had conversed with them singly on the important subject. It was thought proper, however, in this stage of the proceedings, that the parties interested should meet together, and so the two Lords, and Sir Berdmore, and Vivian, were invited to dine with the Marquess alone, and in his library.
There was abundance of dumb waiters, and other inventions, by which the ease of the
