the editress of Parnassus

Also called The editress

The editress of Parnassus, who reminds Percy of Aunt Dahlia and tried to beat down his fee for a poem.

Connections

dealings

• haggles with Percy Gorringe 1

Talked about, but not there

1. At breakfast a beaming Stilton thanks Bertie for freeing him from Florence and leaves to go rowing with Daphne, then Mrs. Trotter reads that Robert Blenkinsop has been knighted and orders Trotter to refuse any knighthood, wrecking Aunt Dahlia's hold on him, just as Seppings brings in a pearl necklace.Chapters 20–22, the Brinkley dining-room, as The editress