Elzevir Bolt, draper
Given the choice, Messrs Foxe and Boxe seek out Mr Bolt whenever fabrics or trims of superior quality are required, and they are always required.
Mr Bolt is a famously upright and forthright merchant whose silks do not rot and whose print cottons do not bleed. He has a near-magical ability to locate whatever laces, braids, or ribbons may be asked for, no matter how particular the request.
His prices are always fair, and yet of late he seems curiously inclined to offer gorgeous discounts to Foxe & Boxe, even when they haven’t asked.
How odd.