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There were wheels within wheels at Madame Elena's establishment. Romantic friendships for one another amongst Madame Elena's "young ladies," sudden desperate quarrels and equally desperate reconciliations, all formed part of the fabric of everyday life, and afforded discussion at the midday dinner in the basement.
The girls, as Miss Graham had said, were all catered for.