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Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth in Wall Street Romance
In a Philadelphia centennial backdrop a privileged English heiress Florence Darby and her son James Edward Fo se rise from marriage to hardship. James Edward, now a confidential clerk for financier John W Gates, faces family ruin as his mother Mrs Fo se endures poverty and trauma. The tale traces wealth, betrayal, and ambition through vivid scenes on Wall Street and in New York lodgings.
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James Edward Fose
John W W. Gates
Philadelphia
Florence Darby
Lord Eaward Darby
London
England
Prince of Wales
Misa Darty
New York
Ale Jherself
James Foie
Grand ‘Union Hotel
Haid
Kit
Nim
Shi
Garden City
Long Island Sound
James Kaward
Phe Bey
Indus
Chavter IV
Gates
Waldert- Astoria
Jas Howard
Jas
Holward
Tom Burne
Hia
Edward
Tom
Wahle
Das
Alan
Patieenen
Mr. Gates
Wares