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"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. 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
t let me have it until he had heard whether or not Boswell wanted it for publication in the _Gossip_. With Rubens giving chalk-talks for pay, Phidias doing ‘Five-minute Masterpieces in Putty’ for suburban lyceums, and all the illustrious in other lines turning their genius to account through the entertainment bureaus, it’s impossible to have a salon now.” “You are indeed right,” said Madame Récamier, sadly. “Those were palmy days when genius was satisfied with chicken salad and lemonade. I shall never forget those nights when the wit and wisdom of all time were—ah—were on tap at my house, if I may so speak, at a cost to me of lights and supper. Now the only people who will come for nothing are those we used to think of paying to stay away. Boswell is always ready, 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.” OTE A SONNET TO MY EYEBROW WOULDN'T LET ME HAVE IT UNTIL HE HAD HEARD WHETHER OR NOT BOSWELL WANTED IT FOR PUBLICATION IN THE GOSSIP WITH REUBEN'S GIVING CHALK TALKS FOR PAY PHIDIAS DOING FIVE MINUTE MASTERPIECES IN PUDDY FOR SUBURBAN LYCEUMS AND ALL THE ILLUSTRIOUS IN OTHER LINES TURNING THEIR GENIUS TO ACCOUNT THROUGH THE ENTERTAINMENT BUREAUS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE A SALON NOW YOU ARE INDEED RIGHT SAID MADAME RACAMIER SADLY THOSE WERE PALMY DAYS WHEN GENIUS WAS SATISFIED WITH CHICKEN SALAD AND LEMONADE I SHALL NEVER FORGET THOSE NIGHTS WHEN THE WIT AND WISDOM OF ALL TIME WERE A WERE ON TAP AT MY HOUSE IF I MAY SO SPEAK AT A COST TO ME OF LIFE AND SUPPER NOW THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO WILL COME FOR NOTHING ARE THOSE WE USED TO THINK OF PAYING TO STAY AWAY BOSWELL IS ALWAYS READY 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
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