“I don't think we've met,” Larry said as he approached you with a friendly smile.

You were attending an event in Newport with your sister, Carrie Astor. You knew of Larry Russell and his family– your mother often criticized his mother.

“I believe there is a reason for that,” you said in an aloof tone, looking at him from head to toe. While you did not despise the Russell and “new money” families, you liked to make your mother happy.

“Why is that?” He asked, voice filled with curiosity.