Mr Devereux

In the short story The Case of the Perfect Maid, Mr Devereux is a newley wedded man who lives at one of the four apartments at Old Hall with his wife. Their neighbours describe their lifestyle as "always quarrelling, jazz on all night--meals anytime...." They pity him because they reckon that his wife does not know anything about housekeeping and couple does not have any domestic help, it being difficult to persuade people to come to work in the countryside.