#57 Mammon and the Archer- O. Henry
What’s the power of money? What is better than money? Love?
Well we’ll see.
“I bet my money on money every time. I’ve been through the
encyclopedia down to Y looking for something you cant buy with it…I’m for money
against the field.”
This is a perfect archetypal example of an O. Henry story;
good premise, a complete plot, and stylistic, clean writing. Textbook short
story here.
Word of the Day: Contumelious (adj)- scornful and insulting;
insolent
Notable Passage: “They say it takes three generations to
make [a gentleman]. They’re off. Money’ll do it as slick as soap grease.”
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