The Scotts began by buying a house in Paris for 2,000,000 francs, it is near the Parc Monceau." "Yes, Rue Murillo," said Paul; "I tell you I went to a ball there.

It was--" "Let Monsieur de Larnac speak.

You can tell us presently about the ball at Mrs.Scott's." "Well, now, imagine my Americans established in Paris," continued M.de Larnac, "and the showers of gold begun.

In the orthodox parvenu style they amuse themselves with throwing handfuls of gold out of window.
Their great wealth is quite recent, they say; ten years ago Mrs.Scott begged in the streets of New York." "Begged!" "They say so.

Then she married this Scott, the son of a New York banker, and all at once a successful lawsuit put into their hands not millions, but tens of millions.