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alexeymk alexeymk
 
M$1 March 18, 2009 04:34 PM

What is the title of the O Henry short story where a rich boy pretends to be poor and a poor girl pretends to be rich?

I read this as a child. I remember they meet in, I think, central park in Manhattan. They have a conversation at night and its pleasant but they agree they can't meet again, and then they both go to the exact opposite of where they came from.
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March 19, 2009 01:40 AM
Do you mean Rus in Urbe? Here's a link to it online:

http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/1048/

Rich boy. Friend from the country. Showgirl. It's a quick read. Is this one it?

Or maybe it's this one: The Third Ingredient:

http://www.online-literature.com/o_henry/1048/

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March 26, 2009 07:59 AM
No, no :(. Thank you very much for looking into it, but this isn't it. The whole story is a dialogue. I think the two characters meet at night in some park, and talk about what its like to be poor/rich, and then the morning comes and they part ways and you realize they were both pretending - I think the girl is really a waitress and the boy gets into a car and says "let's go to the club" and I think you realize that they both catch the other's lie because they both claim to go to some place where the other person actually goes, but they let the illusion stand.

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