Quotation from: The Valley of the Moon

Written by: Jack London


Then she told them of another industry, her home-made jams and
jellies, always contracted for in advance, and at prices
dizzyingly beyond the regular market. They sat in comfortable
rattan chairs on the veranda, while she told the story of how she
had drummed up the jam and jelly trade, dealing only with the one
best restaurant and one best club in San Jose. To the proprietor
and the steward she had gone with her samples, in long
discussions beaten down their opposition, overcome their
reluctance, and persuaded the proprietor, in particular, to make
a "special" of her wares, to boom them quietly with his patrons,
and, above all, to charge stiffly for dishes and courses in which
they appeared.

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