Note 42 — Chapter XVI
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In a letter written in the spring of 1867, Lord Houghton refers to Mr. Gladstone as being ‘quite awed’ for the moment by the ‘diabolical cleverness of Dizzy.’ He adds: ‘Delane says the extreme party for Reform are now the grandees, and that the Dukes are quite ready to follow Beale into Hyde Park.’—The Life, Letters, and Friendships of Lord Houghton, by Sir Wemyss Reid, vol. ii. pp. 174-5.