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"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. 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
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. “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.” 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 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
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