One character in this story is distinguished by wearing a flower in his lapel, and associates his home with "damp dish towels". He later stays at the Waldorf hotel, and reads a Pittsburgh paper which reveals that his father has paid off his debts and is coming to find him. The protagonist of this story is employed first as an usher at Carnegie Hall, and then is pulled out of school to work as a cash-boy. The title character of this story steals money from his employer and goes to New York for eight days to enjoy the theater and concerts, at the end of which he commits suicide. For ten points, identify this short story
One character in this story is distinguished by wearing a flower in his lapel, and associates his home with "damp dish towels". He later stays at the Waldorf hotel, and reads a Pittsburgh paper which reveals that his father has paid off his debts and is coming to find him. The protagonist of this story is employed first as an usher at Carnegie Hall, and then is pulled out of school to work as a cash-boy. The title character of this story steals money from his employer and goes to New York for eight days to enjoy the theater and concerts, at the end of which he commits suicide. For ten points, identify this short story about the title aesthete, a work by Willa Cather.
One character in this story is distinguished by wearing a flower in his lapel, and associates his home with "damp dish towels".
{“Paul’s Case”}