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"How would you make it pay?" asked Portia. "I can't see where your dividends would come from." "That is simple enough," said Madame Récamier. "We could put up a large reception hall with a portion of our capital, and advertise a series of nights—say one a week throughout the season. HOW WOULD YOU MAKE IT PAY ASKED PORTIA I CAN'T SEE WHERE YOUR DIVIDENDS WOULD COME FROM THAT IS SIMPLE ENOUGH SAID MADAME RACHAMIER WE COULD PUT UP A LARGE RECEPTION HALL WITH A PORTION OF OUR CAPITAL AND ADVERTISE A SERIES OF NIGHTS SAY ONE A WEEK THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
aid Portia, “I sincerely hope that you won’t give up the functions altogether, because I have always found them most delightful. It is still possible to have lights and supper.” “I have a plan for next winter,” said Madame Récamier, “but I suppose I shall be accused of going into the commercial side of it if I adopt it. The plan is, briefly, to incorporate my salon. That’s an idea worthy of an American, I admit; but if I don’t do it I’ll have to give it up entirely, which, as you intimate, would be too bad. An incorporated salon, however, would be a grand thing, if only because it would perpetuate the salon. ‘The _Récamier_ Salon (Limited)’ would be a most excellent title, and, suitably capitalized would enable us to pay our lions sufficiently. Private enterprise is powerless under modern conditions. It’s as much as I can afford to pay for a dinner, without running up an expensive account for guests; and unless we get up a salon-trust, as it were, the whole affair must go to the wall.” EADY BUT YOU CAN'T RUN A SALON ON BOSWELL WELL SAID PORTIA I SINCERELY HOPE THAT YOU WON'T GIVE UP THE FUNCTIONS ALTOGETHER BECAUSE I HAVE ALWAYS FOUND THEM MOST DELIGHTFUL IT IS STILL POSSIBLE TO HAVE LIGHTS AND SUPPER I HAVE A PLAN FOR NEXT WINTER SAID MADAME RACAMIER BUT I SUPPOSE I SHALL BE ACCUSED OF GOING TO THE COMMERCIAL SIDE OF IT IF I ADOPT IT THE PLAN IS BRIEFLY TO INCORPORATE MY SALON THAT'S AN IDEA WORTHY OF AN AMERICAN I ADMIT BUT IF I DON'T DO IT I'LL HAVE TO GIVE IT UP ENTIRELY WHICH AS YOU INTIMATE WOULD BE TOO BAD AN INCORPORATED SALON HOWEVER WOULD BE A GRAND THING IF ONLY BECAUSE IT WOULD PERPETUATE THE SALON THE RACAMIER SALON LIMITED WOULD BE A MOST EXCELLENT TITLE AND SUITABLY CAPITALIZED WOULD ENABLE US TO PAY OUR LION SUFFICIENTLY PRIVATE ENTERPRISE IS POWERLESS UNDER MODERN CONDITIONS AS MUCH AS I CAN AFFORD TO PAY FOR A DINNER WITHOUT RUNNING UP AN EXPENSIVE ACCOUNT FOR GUESTS AND UNLESS WE GET UP AT SALON TRUST AS IT WERE THE WHOLE AFFAIR MUST GO TO THE WALL
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