Summary of the best seller
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after hearing it the author asked john about his personal life....that time john told he followed a girl during one of his journeys like this for buisness and travels a long way convices her father and marries her.....
that time author thought that even john's story was like the bestseller story where john played the role of trevelyan but as a marketing agent instead of a prince....
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The writer was travelling to Pittsburgh on business.
In the compartment, most of the men and women were
sitting in their chair-cars, idly gazing here and there. The
gentleman sitting in chair No 9, appeared quite familiar
and when he turned around, the writer discovered to his
delight, that he was an old friend, John A Pescud. Pescud
was a travelling salesman for a plate-glass company and
the writer had not met him for the last two years.
Pescud was of small built, having a wide smile and
he believed that plate-glass was the most important
commodity in the world. He told the writer that business
was doing well and he was going to get off at Coketown.
Pescud was reading the latest bestseller, “The Rose Lady
and Trevelyan”. Pointing towards the book, Pescud said
that the novel dealt with an American hero who falls in
love with a royal princess from Europe. He believed that
such romances only happened in novels because in real
life, any sensible fellow will pick out a girl from the
same kind of status and family.
After mocking the imaginative content of the novel,
talk veers around Pescud’s personal life. Pescud informs
the writer that professionally, he was prospering and he
had also invested in real estate. On being asked regarding
his love-interest, Pescud relates his personal experience.
He was going to Cincinnati, when he came across a very
beautiful girl, whom he wished to marry. He chased her
wherever she went, crossing many stations and finally
reached Virginia. She was escorted to a palatial mansion
by a tall old man. Pescud stayed back in the village and
discovered that she was the daughter of Colonel Allyn,
who was the biggest and finest man in Virginia. He met
the beautiful girl next day and tried to converse with her.
He discovers that her name was Jessie and her father was
the royal descendant of a renowned British family. She
had been aware all along that Pescud was following her
and warned him that her father would feed him to the
hounds, if Pescud ever thought of a proposal. Nevertheless,
nothing seemed to deter Pescud and with due ceremony,
he arrives at the mansion. He was surprised to see that
the inside of the palace was very impoverished with very
old furniture. Colonel Allyn arrived in great style, despite
his shabby clothes. Amidst talking of anecdotes and
humorous occurrences, Pescud frankly put forth his
proposal, giving all details of his business and family. He
is accepted by Jessie and her family and the marriage had
taken place a year ago. Pescud had built a house in East
End and the Colonel was also residing with him. He waited
daily at the gate for Pescud to hear a new story. By this
time, the train was nearing Coketown. It appeared to be
a dull and dreary place and the writer questioned Pescud
regarding his purpose of getting down at Coketown.
Pescud told the writer that he was halting there to get
some Petunias which Jessie had seen in one of the houses.
Pescud invites the writer to pay a visit and gets down at
the station. The train moves forward and the writer
discovers that Pescud had left his bestseller behind. He
picked it up and smiled to himself because Pescud’s own
story was no less than a bestseller.
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