“Most of the contracts state that the original writer’s name goes into all the paid publicity. Is Caramel still writing?”
“Oh, yes. Writing hard. Short stories.”
“Well, that’s fine, that’s fine…. You on this train often?”
“About once a week. We live in Marietta.”
“Is that so? Well, well! I live near Cos Cob myself. Bought a place there only recently. We’re only five miles apart.”
“You’ll have to come and see us.”
The Beautiful and Damned
