Chapter 14 HE ENTERS SOCIETY

England, in all its Istra-ness, scarce gave Mr. Wrenn a better

thrill for his collection than the thrill he received on the

November evening when he saw the white doorway of Mrs. R. T.

Ferrard, in a decorous row of houses on Thirtieth Street near

Lexington Avenue.

It is a block where the citizens have civic pride. A newspaper has not