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"I must admit," replied the French lady, "that you call up an unpleasant possibility, but I don't really see what else we can do if we want to preserve the salon idea. Somebody has told these talented people that they have a commercial value, and they are availing themselves of the demand." I MUST ADMIT REPLIED THE FRENCH LADY THAT YOU CALL UP AN UNPLEASANT POSSIBILITY BUT I DON'T REALLY SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO IF WE WANT TO PRESERVE THE SALON IDEA SOMEBODY HAS TOLD THESE TALENTED PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVE A COMMERCIAL VALUE AND THEY ARE AVAILING THEMSELVES OF THE DEMAND
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. “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).’ It would be simply magnificent as a business enterprise. The common herd would be tickled to death if they could get great people at their homes, even if they had to pay roundly for them.” “It would look well in the society notes, wouldn’t it, if Mr. John Boggs gave a reception, and at the close of the account it said, ‘The supper was furnished by Calizetti, and the genius by the Récamier Salon (Limited)’?” suggested Elizabeth, scornfully. 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 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 IT WOULD BE SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT AS A BUSINESS ENTERPRISE THE COMMON HERD WOULD BE TICKLED TO DEATH IF THEY COULD GET GREAT PEOPLE AT THEIR HOMES EVEN IF THEY HAD TO PAY ROUNDLY FOR THEM IT WOULD LOOK WELL IN THE SOCIETY NOTES WOULDN'T IT IF MISTER JOHN BOBBS GAVE A RECEPTION AT THE CLOSE OF THE ACCOUNT IT SAID THE SUPPER WAS FURNISHED BY CALISETTI AND THE GENIUS BY THE RECAMIE SALON LIMITED SUGGESTED ELIZABETH SCORNFULLY
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