The Wooster Papers

Cast

Blair Eggleston

Also called Eggleston, Mr Eggleston, Blair

Angry young novelist in love with Honoria Glossop, writing on the Modern Girl for Milady's Boudoir.

Connections

dealings

Scenes they are in

  1. With Trixie on his lap Bertie expects Honoria but gets Eggleston, who, told Trixie is Bertie's fiancée, announces that he and Honoria are engaged again.Chapter 3, Bertie's flat

Talked about, but not there

  1. Back from Glossop's clinic, Bertie learns from Jeeves, via the Junior Ganymede club book, that Lady Chuffnell won't marry Sir Roderick while Honoria is unmarried, and that Aunt Dahlia is coming to dinner.Chapter 3, Bertie's flat
  2. Over dinner Aunt Dahlia reveals that Blair Eggleston is too timid to propose to Honoria, then asks Bertie to play Santa Claus at her children's party, and he flatly refuses.Chapter 3, Bertie's flat, as Eggleston
  3. Aunt Dahlia spurns Bertie's roses but agrees to his scheme: he will rush Honoria so that a jealous Eggleston proposes, while she eggs Eggleston on.Chapter 3, Aunt Dahlia's London house
  4. Bertie tells Aunt Dahlia he kissed Honoria in the Park under Eggleston's eye, then Honoria phones: Eggleston proposed, broke it off after seeing the kiss, and now she means to marry Bertie.Chapter 3, Aunt Dahlia's London house
  5. Putting the problem as A, B and Caesar, Bertie gets Jeeves to suggest that A produce another fiancée, but neither can see where to find one.Chapter 3, Bertie's flat
  6. Waterbury phones to say Trixie expects a wedding, demands two thousand pounds in heart balm on threat of breach of promise and Porky Jupp, and Aunt Dahlia summons Jeeves to confer.Chapter 3, Aunt Dahlia's London house
  7. With Bertie behind the piano, Jeeves poses as a broker's man and Aunt Dahlia threatens to ship Bertie penniless to Canada, routing Waterbury; Jeeves then gets Glossop cast as Santa Claus and Bertie agrees to Florida.Chapter 3, Bertie's flat