Chapter SixLord Dorrington, having taken his usual ride in Hyde Park and eaten an excellent breakfast, had bathed and changed his clothes with the slow precision of a man who does not intend to hurry.
Finally, dressed dazzlingly in a new coat on which his tailor had spent an inordinate number of hours to achieve perfection, he came downstairs to attend to his correspondence.
He also dealt with some matters appertaining to his estate in the country that his secretary wished to consult him on.
He then drove his high-perch phaeton the short distance to number 4 Chesterfield Street where George Brummel lived.
It had become the fashion to visit the Beau in the morning. His Royal Highness called nearly every day and had long discussions on dress with the young man who, sixteen years younger
