A Final Triumph; or, A Lady Bachelor — page 151: what you’re looking at

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COMEDY. 149: The arrival of an ordinary dude is a sensation at a sum- mer hotel, and the appearance of a handsome, dashing fel- low like George EKdicott was a startling event. I had pre- pared that the information as to the identity of George should not be lacking. One of the girls ran over to the lady who had sought to stem the tide of prejudice against filoise; she was supposed to know all the great people, and she met the inguiry, ‘‘ Who is the gentleman?’’ with the full statement: ‘*That is George Edicott, the young Paris-American banker, one of the richest of young Americans. He has lived many years in Paris, and none of the great beauties appear to have been able to win him.’’ With a mischievous: glitter in her eyes, the lady added: °** Now, girls, set your caps, for George Kdicotté is a great catch. He is rich, handsome, and accomplished—an American prince; and he is staying at this hotel.’’ The girls were excited. George, a little later, came. from the breakfast-room. My plans were complete; I had introduced him to the good lady; I had partly revealed to her my scheme. She unwittingly became a party to the conspiracy. Whether she suspected the full truth, I do not know; anyway, she could not have carried out her part in the comedy better, had she known all. George joined her, and an animated conversation followed. Well, my birds walked right into the trap. The young lady who had assumed the lead, the slender-figured Miss. —-—, who had acted toward Eloise more spitefully than the others, made an excuse to walk over and speak to the lady who was entertaining George. ‘The lady could not Gomicbooks (ECO)