Mercury car and racer Lestrange aid Emily in early chapters
In Long Island near New York Miss Emily French and her drunken cousin Dick Ffrench lose their way. Racer Lestrange repairs the Mercury and helps Emily home while detaining Dick. Ethan Ffrench preps Emily to marry Dick to inherit the business. Emily later meets Lestrange again at the Ffrench factory and forms a budding alliance.
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Ethan Ffrench
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Ffrench
Talty
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Race changes and a risky steering knuckle test
In a factory romance set around Bailey Ffrench's plant, Dick renounces drinking after Lestrange's influence while Emily supports the plan. A dangerous steering issue prompts debate on safety, and a near accident binds Dick and Lestrange in mutual care as Bailey cautions caution ahead of a 24 hour Beach race.
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Lestrange
Mr. Lestrange
Peters
Ffrench
Imitation roadsters and bold car talk from an autos memoir
The passage depicts a casual exchange where Dick expresses a desire to buy a roadster at cost and drive it himself. Mr Ffrench jokes about a pince-nez and questions why Dick would avoid a limousine, while Dick asserts a wish for a classy self driven car after trying stripped models.
Slips of the Tongue in Glasgow Magistrate Case
Glasgow magistrate remarks on a verbal agreement as a defense and a quoted mispronunciation in a parish council wage petition. The exchange echoes humorous lines about beginnings and endings.
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Omeey
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