... dinner-party, making a great contrast with the simple costume of the English here. Disraeli and his wife (whom he has taken with five thousand pounds a year) were here. Mrs.——said to Disraeli (the conversation had grown out of Vivian Grey): There is a great deal written in the garrets of London. Putting his hand on his heart, Disraeli said: I assure you, Vivian Grey was not written in ...