The Pot Boiler by Upton Sinclair
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_Belle (studying folder)._ This train leaves New York three times.
_Jack._ That's the different ferries. Let's see. At 10 p. m. we've just got to Richmond. We reach Palm Beach at eleven in the evening---- _Belle._ What? A whole day on the train? _Jack._ A day and a half, altogether. _Belle._ Oh, Jack! What did you have to pay for the tickets. _Jack._ I tell you, Belle, you must never worry about expense when you're travelling. It spoils all the pleasure. Now, let's see. We go to the Royal Palm Hotel. Here's a picture of it. _Belle._ Oh, Jack! What a heavenly place! _Jack._ Of course, they color it up rather bright in these advertisements. _Belle._ Won't they charge us frightfully? _Jack._ No, no. You can stay there for ten dollars a day. _Belle._ Ten dollars a day! Jack, you don't mean that? _Jack._ We can't expect to keep our expenses under that. _Belle._ But that'll be thirty dollars, Jack! You know we've got |
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