Marquise Hosts Mixed Company At Dieppe House Party
A House party at the Marquise de Juvigny’s country home near Dieppe draws guests including Jacqueline Carteret, her admirer Ernest Augarde, and rival Count Andre de Juvigny. Abbe Merlin announces Jacqueline provided the bell funds via Miss Hyacinth de Mai, a living picture dancer. The baroness and Lucy de Morfontaine gossip about social intrigues as André’s arrival looms and romantic entanglements unfold.
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Marquise de Juvigny
Countey
Dieppe
France
Jacqueline Carteret
Jean Carteret
Marquise
Jacqueline
Ernest Augarde
Lacqueline
Ernest
Count Andre de Juvigny
Charlotte Bernier
Merlin
Lucy de Morfontaine
Baroness de Saint Ermin
Christine
Solange
Hyacinth de Mai
Miss de Mai
Andre
Chicago
Neillie Jones
Lucy
The Donation of the Dancer and Jacque line's Choice
In the drawing room Jacqueline admits she urged the Abbe to seek Miss Hyacinth de Mai for a donation to fund the bell. The Marquise and Baroness debate charity and propriety as the uncle Carteret enters to press Jacqueline toward a chosen husband. The scene ends with plans for Jacqueline's future and a hint of forthcoming marriage discussions.
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Marquise
Jacqueline
Hyacinth de Mai
Carteret
Hawthorne
The Advance Agent of a Mythic African Epic
A spoof history mocks grand claims of African exploration by Tudor Rosenfelt. The tale traces outrageous exploits from 1919 to 1923 with fantastical beasts, vast caravans, and cities swallowed by the sea, culminating in a Timbuktu ivory statue memorial.
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Podunk
Lerna
Molly
Africa
Hercules
America
Chicago
Samuel Gompers
North America
Omaha
Royal Library
Timbuktu
The Healing of a Broken Heart
A woman consumed by love for an unworthy man discovers relief and growth after heartbreak. She recalls friends warnings, endures despair, and learns to value life and art again guided by a child’s innocent insight. Her recovery proves contentment can exist without that love, and gratitude endures even in darkest times.
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Marquise
Jacqueline
Carteret
Pan
Bush
Nothing Serious Mother Kitty and Eye in Two
A brief fragment from Baltimore American and Cleveland Leader quotes a girl and mother exchange. The girl mentions not getting a split gin coin, while a man asserts a future husband must have a family behind him. The dialogue reveals domestic humor and social expectations.
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Kitty
Baltimora
Cleveland
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