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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. 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
on (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.” “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. 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. ULD 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 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 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
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