EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
  We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated January 7, 1997, incorporated by reference in the
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus of Dean Witter, Discover & Co. and Morgan
Stanley Group Inc. that is made part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4
for the registration of securities of Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
 
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
 
New York, New York
April 11, 1997