The Last Chronicle of Barset Chapter XXIV - Mrs Dobbs Broughton's Dinner Party

In which Mr. John Eames, newly risen in society and accompanied by the fashionable artist Conway Dalrymple, dines at the impressive home of Mr. Dobbs Broughton, where the company is varied and the social undercurrents quietly complex. Throughout the evening, Eames encounters old acquaintances and navigates delicate conversations, while Dalrymple muses on potential subjects for his art amidst the mingling of wealth, appearances, and personal histories.