Chapter Seven
Mrs Everleigh’s Turkey-red gown did not prove so valuable a clue as Gussie had hoped, being a featureless sort of garment, with no maker’s mark, nor any way to identify its provenance. It was handsome enough, but in no way remarkable; a passably fashionable thing, such as any female with a little money and some pretensions towards modishness might wear.
The sort of attire one might don if one wished to go about unremarked in decent company, Gussie thought. If she were to adopt such a purpose, she might choose such articles herself.
But she could conclude nothing else from the gown, the pelisse or the bonnet, and so she regretfully dispatched them to Bow Street, for Mr. Ballantine’s inspection. She included a note:
Cousin Ballantine, enclosed are several articles of femini
