Plexus (1965)
“To write something new and interesting each day, and keep it within the spatial limits allotted, demanded a bit of practice. I thought it well to be a few columns ahead; if Cromwell kept his word I would already be in the groove. In order to determine which had the most appeal, I tried out a variety of styles. I knew there would be days when I would be incapable of writing a word. I wasn’t going to be caught napping.
Meanwhile Mona had taken a temporary job as hostess in one of the Village nigh...t clubs—Remo’s. Mathias, the real-estate operator, wasn’t quite ready to launch her. Why, I couldn’t discover. It might be, of course, that she had first to cool him off a bit. Sometimes these admirers of hers became too impetuous, wanted to marry her without delay. So she maintained.
Anyway, the job was rather in line with her temperament and previous experience. She danced as little as possible. The important thing was to make the victims drink as much as possible. The hostesses always got a percentage of the drink money, if nothing more.MoreLess
Meanwhile Mona had taken a temporary job as hostess in one of the Village nigh...t clubs—Remo’s. Mathias, the real-estate operator, wasn’t quite ready to launch her. Why, I couldn’t discover. It might be, of course, that she had first to cool him off a bit. Sometimes these admirers of hers became too impetuous, wanted to marry her without delay. So she maintained.
Anyway, the job was rather in line with her temperament and previous experience. She danced as little as possible. The important thing was to make the victims drink as much as possible. The hostesses always got a percentage of the drink money, if nothing more.MoreLess
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