- In answer to an invitation, the Petries attend a swank dinner party thrown by wealthy Mrs. Huntington, which later reveals itself to be a fund-raiser where Rob's compliant gesture turns into a donation far beyond his means.
- Rob is nervous about the elegant dinner party he and Laura have been invited to by a Mrs. Huntington - whom they've never met - for all the top writers in their respective fields. Rob feels nervously out of his league amidst a roomful of serious writers, especially as his writing has no, what he considers, permanence. Rob and Laura really only want to meet famed poet Henry Walden. They regret having gone to the party for several reasons: (1) having to spend the evening with a bunch of pretentious but nonetheless wealthy writers, (2) never getting to meet Walden among the bunch, and (3), most importantly, finding out the party was a fund-raiser for a literary foundation, with the writers to donate part or all of the royalties from their books. With no book to his name and, thus, no royalties, Rob donates the only thing he has in his pockets, which could end up ruining his reputation, but Rob changes his mind about the gathering when he learns who actually invited him to the party and why.—Huggo
- The Petries accept a surprise invitation from hostess Mrs. Huntington (whom they've neither met nor heard of before) to a formal dinner party thrown for famed poet Henry Walden, but it quickly becomes apparent no one knows who Rob is. Halfway through the evening they discover the dinner is a fund-raiser, with guests donating either some or all of their earnings from published books. So as to fit in, Rob pulls out a blank check, which the gushing hostess, mistaking the gesture for selfless generosity, snags before he can fill in an amount. With Rob's meager bank account and reputation in peril, salvation comes from an unexpected source, also revealing the true reason behind his invitation to the party.—statmanjeff
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