[XXXVII. THE MISCHIEF-MAKER AGAIN]
[XXXVIII. "WHO WAS MY FATHER?"]
[XXXIX. "THAT WAS WELL DONE!"]
THE DOINGS OF DORIS
[CHAPTER I]
The Owner of Clover Cottage
"A DELIGHTFUL man!" Mrs. Brutt declared. "Absolutely charming! Handsome—accomplished—clever—fascinating!" She hung impressively upon each adjective in turn. "Fortune has showered her gifts upon him. Has simply showered them."
Mrs. Brutt viewed her present companion as the reverse of charming. But to one who hated solitude, anybody was better than nobody; and she had seized a chance to inveigle him indoors, much against his will.