The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock
Author: O. Henry
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Languages: English, RU, Italian
Genre: Romance, Satire, Short story
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A ragged park-bench eccentric who calls himself a prince of Valleluna befriends a young man agonising over a fiancée's forgiveness signal.
Characters
- Prince Michael — eccentric benefactor: A wealthy nobleman who roams New York in rags and delights in aiding worthy strangers.
- the young man — lovelorn suitor: An unnamed young gentleman in evening clothes, anxiously awaiting his fiancée's forgiveness signal from across the park.