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Social climber schemes in New York society dinner game
A London heiress Miss De Witt hosts a dinner attracting a struggling American man, Ralph Plummer, hired to entertain. Misunderstandings, tips, and a confession reveal poverty, social climbing, and a tangled path to legitimacy, ending with an unexpected twist of inheritance and identity.
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New York
London
Warner
Barnaby
Lrckster
Pulsifer Short
Ruipl
Plummer
Mr. Short
Halland
Mr. Plumer
Miss de Witt
Ritz
Piutaner
Ethz
Mr. Ulmmer
Jammer
Miss de Win
Mr Plummer
Ingeh Pleasent
Lone
Yearsley
Yearstey
Titin
Miss de Wit
Tavi Tadlan
Phillumer
Tam
Athles & Flitus
Ralph ‘Trevor
Phrower
England
Ralph Trevor
Tilin
America
Yenus
Saul
Trevor
Vis
Ralph
Laiph