The acquaintance of Marguerite Jervis with Armiger Barclay
resulted from another chance encounter (through the daughter of the house where he was lodging). She already knew his satirical writing. Her description mentions his foreign appearance...
Employer
Hélène Barcynska
She grew to hate her weekly trips to London as her husband
's agent, dressed to his specifications.
Barcynska, Hélène. Full and Frank: The Private Life of a Woman Novelist. Hurst and Blackett.