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The Talleyrand Maxim

By Joseph Smith Fletcher

First published 1920

The “Talleyrand Maxim” holds that “With time and patience, the mulberry leaf is turned into satin.” The adage has the character of guidance for life for an ambitious legal clerk, Linford Pratt. Unlike most people, he decides to take extreme measures to get what he believes is his due.

Published
1920
Pages
194
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