Ardessa

An uppity woman, Ardessa, walks into the offices of "The Outcry", a weekly magazine. Later, she tells off Becky for her shoddy jobs, although it could be said she is bullying her. Miss Kalski gives her tickets for a show and Ardessa only lets her off because Mr Henderson will agree. Ardessa then goes on holiday and gets Miss Milligan to do her job whilst she is away. However, Marcus finds out Becky could be doing a better job and gets her to do it instead. When Ardessa is back, she is told to move to the business department, where she is humbled by Miss Kalski and Mr Henderson.

• The receptionist, an older man.
• Miss Ardessa Devine
• Marcus O'Mally, the proprietor and editor of "The Outcry", a national weekly. He comes from Goldfield, Nevada and owns a silver-mine in South Dakota.
• Mr Gerrard, a journalist.
• James, an office boy.
• Becky, the copyist.
• Miss Rena Kalski, a woman who works in the business department.
• Isaac Tietelbaum, Becky's father. He is a tailor. He has eight children.
• Mr Henderson
• Miss Milligan

• Napoleon and Benjamin Disraeli are mentioned.

• The performing arts are mentioned with Sarah Bernhardt.
• Literature is mentioned with William Shakespeare and Francis Bacon.