He does, finally! Introducing Edwin Mayhew, a sickly-looking redhead with a straggly moustache and symptoms of overt Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. He bites his fingernails and belongs to a conservative "charitable" organisation which goes around being nasty to London street-walkers...
As you can imagine, my MC just loves him...
If I am to be included in your roman, please ensure that I am depicted in a sympathetic and attractive manner as becomes my station. I should warn you that I have recourse to lawyers and will not hesitate to call on same if the situation demands. In addition, I would point out that my "sickly-looking" appearance is due in no small part to my having contracted an infectious ague as a child, and any such disparaging reference may reasonably be taken by the public at large as an unwarranted and indefensible attack on one afflicted and in no position to defend himself.
I remain your humble and obedient servant,
E. Mayhew III