Word: henrietta
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...Finally, Henrietta finds some good fortune, as she comes upon an "Old Vagabond" sitting on a park bench who has lost his glasses. The search proves "bootless," but she walks the president of the "Great University" home--and by recognizing his references to Hamlet and Oedipus Rex earns his respect...
...Henrietta promptly gains admittance to the law school, finishes first in her class, and ends up on the U.S. Supreme Court...
...story's adult tone has fueled speculation that it's not just for kids. Henrietta spouts lines like "Sir, you see before you one who, like our Sainted Lincoln, burns to serve through the medium...
Illustrator Elizabeth Dahlie's drawings clearly place Henrietta at Harvard, as she approaches the steps of Widener Library or walks the University president to his home by The Charles Hotel, but those closely involved with the book downplay its political implications...
Mamet's book was based on a real-life Henrietta, who also inspired the restaurant Henrietta's Table in the Charles Hotel...