Chapter 43: X

X Scouts Out “And so, Miss Wren,” said Mr. Eugene Wrayburn, “I cannot persuade you to dress me a doll?” “No,” replied Miss Wren snappishly; “if you want one, go and buy one at the shop.” “And my charming young goddaughter,” said Mr. Wrayburn plaintively, “down in Hertfordshire—” (“Humbugshire you mean, I think,” interposed Miss Wren.) “—is to be put upon the cold footing of the general public, and is to derive no advantage from my private acquaintance with the Court Dressmak…