Chapter 20

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​⁠Robert, on leaving the house, drove to Grosvenor Gate, where he had an appointment with Disraeli. The ex-Minister was sitting, in a flowered dressing-gown, by the library fire. The blinds were not drawn, for the night was bright and starry; the moonlight streamed into the room, mingling strangely with the soft glow of the green-shaded lamp. There was a large bundle of documents on the table by Dis