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Small Venom by William Mole chapter scene of Perry's ambition
John Perry returns home in a hot summer evening and imagines rising in a refined arts circle. He envisions exclusive clubs in St James's Street, a life of impeccable shoes, learned talk on art and ancient Rome, and quiet influence as he and Casson map Perry's ascent. The scene ends with him bedding down and safeguarding his hidden wage box.
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John Perry
Bickersteth Street
Shepley Arms
Perry
St. James’s Street
Rossi
St. James's Street
Rome
Cambridge
Walter Pater
Casson