Contents
I. Carmella Takes Her Time 1 II. In Answer to a Question 15 III. A Badge Is Official 29 IV. In Terms of Dollars 40 V. A Social Invitation 50 VI. A Luncheon Costume 63 VII. “Something!” 76 VIII. Real Estate Values 86 IX. A Certified Check 98 X. “Yes!” Said Carmella 111 XI. An Invitation Declined 121 XII. Carmella Deals in Futures 132 XIII. An Invitation Sought 139 XIV. Official and Formal 152 XV. La Piccola Padrona 164 XVI. Discipline Modified 173 XVII. Diplomats Carry Through 183 XVIII. Language Means Something 196 XIX. Two Uses for a Telephone 203 XX. Wickedness Revealed 212 XXI. Guilty, with Reasons 220 XXII. Lessons for a Lady 234 XXIII. American Methods 246
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