Salesmen

Gaudissart II (1844)

An Englishwoman is having a hard time trying to pick out a scarf in a stylish Parisian boutique. She looks at everything, but it appears she isn't going to buy anything. In the end though they do quite well by her.

(Very Short, Gaudissart II, 2gdsr10.txt)

The Illustrious Gaudissart (1830-31)

A salesman (swindler/entrepreneur/mountebank) gets taken in by the same provincials he hoped to fleece.

(Very Short, L'Illustre Gaudissart, 1gdsr10.txt)