Blacklock’s Rise in Finance and a Crossed Romance
The narrative follows Matt Blacklock formerly a bucket-shop figure who builds power via direct public reach and mining a self-made myth. A meeting with Roebuck leads to a hinted promotion, while a younger associate Sam Ellersly and his sister Anita arrive, sparking a tense social lure in New York’s finance world.
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Grave Problem for Wife and Ludicrous Auto Jargon
A motley mix of Victorian musings and humorous car talk. Witty reflections on marriage insecurities contrast with a cartoonish auto salesman explanation of engine action. The piece brushes with social norms and consumer lore in a single page collage of period miscellany.
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