Summer in New York as a press agent refuses Norths invitation
The narrator, a New York press agent for Binkly and Bing, declines Spencer Grenville North’s invite to join the Adirondack and Long Island summer scene. North brags of a luxurious camp, trappings, and social circle while the narrator prefers the city’s heat and wit, comparing summers away to Nero’s tyranny with a longing for urban liberty.
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Arcadian Summer in New York Then Devon Long Island
A fragmented dialogue contrasts city life with rural leisure as characters debate summer escapes from Manhattan. The scene shifts from a bakery street talk to a lakeside feast, while the Weather Bureau hints at a tense urban mood and arcadian fantasies collide with modern luxury.
Summer schemes and a theatre romance on Long Island
A narrator and Spencer Grenville North roam New York social scenes and chase summer escape. They visit Annie Ashton, star of The Silver Cord, and discuss leaving acting for a duck farm, a cottage by the bay, and a catboat life, as Miss Ashton contemplates retirement and a shift from show business.
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Binkley & Bing
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