16 Mar 1907
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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1907
Page
1
The narrator recalls Langdon’s secluded second floor suite and passes as a private secretary request leads him to Langdon’s salon. A mistaken exit ends with Langdon cheerfully inviting him in saying I might have known. The scene preserves tension as a hidden encounter unfolds.
The narrator visits Langdon's opulent carved oak room in a New York townhouse, admiring Langdon's taste and considering a future house. They discuss marriage, textile stock confidence, and Langdon's sly manipulation as the narrator doubles down on risky bets, foreshadowing a dangerous descent driven by vanity.
The narrator recalls keeping the Ellerslys financially comfortable before a dinner, sensing their complacent optimism. He does not press them while he and Monson quietly advance their own education, awaiting a decisive move later. He avoids disturbing the couple, aware of their dependence and naivety.
A minister visits an insane asylum and engages with a patient who quips about public figures like Senator Cameron and ex President Cleveland. The minister accepts the dialogue, sparking the lunatic to compare him to Ananias while the scene underscores modern dinner faults praised by a medical journal. The Washington Star vignette follows with a witty exchange where Miss Cayenne taunts a talkative guest about silence.
A youth drafts a novel and shows it to a close friend who calls it a comic opera. He rewrites it as a comic opera for a move toward film, then presents proofs to another friend for feedback and potential success.
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