Chapter 6By late afternoon, Jo felt drained, as though he had packed several days of exertions into as many hours. After quitting the tailor’s shop, he had dashed straight to Percy’s rooms on Mount Street, almost convinced he would be dismissed due to his monstrous gaffe.
Once in his presence, Percy made it plain with sulky hauteur that he was not entertained at having been mistaken for a purveyor of trimmings. However, on receiving the correct letter, having read the effusive compliments within, he gradually allowed himself to be appeased. It had taken some hours of very generous, noisy, and exhausting mollification, plus the extraction of a promise of an expensive gift to retain his improved disposition.
Jo had eventually departed, leaving Percy naked and glowing beneath an extravagant
