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Darling Love #9
A woman named Joyce pursues a wealthy man at a perfume counter, eventually meeting him and believing she has found the ideal suitor, but discovers he is a man named Seymour who is already involved with someone else. When Seymour proposes to Joyce out of obligation rather than love, she initially accepts, but ultimately realizes that marrying him would be wrong and turns down his proposal. The story explores themes of romantic aspiration and the importance of genuine love over material wealth and social status.