The Romance of a Busy Broker
Author: O. Henry
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Languages: English, RU, Italian
Genre: Romance, Satire, Short story
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On a frenetically busy trading day, a Manhattan broker is so consumed by the market that the human world barely registers—until a scent of lilac stops him.
Characters
- Harvey Maxwell — stockbroker: A driven Manhattan stockbroker wholly absorbed by the market, with little room for anything outside his trading desk.
- Miss Leslie — stenographer: Maxwell's young stenographer, who has worked in his office for a year with quiet efficiency and understated grace.
- Pitcher — confidential clerk: The confidential clerk in Maxwell's office, observant and unflappable amid the daily trading chaos.