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"They read the advertisements," retorted Madame Récamier. "As I was saying, an advertisement could be placed in Boswell's paper as follows: 'Are you giving a Function? Do you want Talent? Get your Genius at the Récamier Salon (Limited). THEY READ THE ADVERTISEMENTS RETORTED MADAME RACAMIER AS I WAS SAYING AN ADVERTISEMENT COULD BE PLACED IN BOSWELL'S PAPER AS FOLLOWS ARE YOU GIVING A FUNCTION DO YOU WANT TALENT GET YOUR GENIUS AT THE RECAMIER SALON LIMITED
 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. These would be Warriors’ Night, Story-tellers’ Night, Poets’ Night, Chafing-dish Night under the charge of Brillat-Savarin, and so on. It would be understood that on these particular evenings the most interesting people in certain lines would be present, and would mix with outsiders, who should be admitted only on payment of a certain sum of money. The commonplace inhabitants of this country could thus meet the truly great; and if I know them well, as I think I do, they’ll pay readily for the privilege. The obscure love to rub up against the famous here as well as they do on earth.” [Picture: Madame Récamier has a plan] “You’d run a sort of Social Zoo?” suggested Elizabeth. “Precisely; and provide entertainment for private residences too. An advertisement in Boswell’s paper, which everybody buys—” “And which nobody reads,” said Portia. 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 THESE WOULD BE WARRIORS NIGHT STORY TELLER'S NIGHT POETS NIGHT CHAFING THIS NIGHT UNDER THE CHARGE OF RIOTTE SAVAREEN AND SO ON IT WOULD BE UNDERSTOOD THAT ON THESE PARTICULAR EVENINGS THE MOST INTERESTING PEOPLE IN CERTAIN LINES WOULD BE PRESENT AND WOULD MIX WITH OUTSIDERS WHO SHOULD BE ADMITTED ONLY ON PAYMENT OF A CERTAIN SUM OF MONEY THE COMMONPLACE INHABITANTS OF THIS COUNTRY COULD THUS MEET THE TRULY GREAT AND IF I KNOW THEM WELL AS I THINK I DO THEY'LL PAY READILY FOR THE PRIVILEGE THE OBSCURE LOVE TO RUB UP AGAINST THE FAMOUS HERE AS WELL AS THEY DO ON EARTH YOU RUN A SORT OF SOCIAL DO SUGGESTED ELIZABETH PRECISELY AND PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT FOR PRIVATE RESIDENCES TOO AN ADVERTISEMENT IN BOSWELL'S PAPER WHICH EVERYBODY BUYS AND WHICH NOBODY READS SAID PORTIA
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