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Springtime à la Carte

Summary of the Short Story
from the Collection «The Four Million»

Microsummary: A typist and a farmer fell in love and planned to marry in spring. They lost contact, but the farmer found her through a menu card she typed, which unintentionally included a message to him.

Sarah, a young typist living in New York City, made a deal with Schulenberg's Home Restaurant to provide them with typewritten menu cards in exchange for daily meals. During a summer visit to the countryside, she fell in love with a farmer named Walter Franklin.

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Sarah — New York girl, typist; in love with Walter, a farmer; emotional, dedicated, hardworking.

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Walter Franklin — young farmer; Sarah's love interest; modern agriculturist, caring, determined.

They planned to marry in the spring, but as the season approached, Sarah became sad as she hadn't heard from Walter in weeks.

One day, while typing the restaurant's menu, Sarah became emotional when she saw dandelions listed, as they reminded her of her time with Walter.

For she had received no letter from Walter in two weeks, and the next item on the bill of fare was dandelions—dandelions with some kind of egg—but bother the egg!—dandelions, with whose golden blooms Walter had crowned her his queen of love and future bride.

Unintentionally, she typed "Dearest Walter" instead of "dandelions" on the menu. Walter, who had been searching for Sarah, happened to dine at the restaurant and recognized her unique typing style on the menu. He found her, and they reunited happily.

During their time apart, Walter had been trying to locate Sarah in the city. He had come to her old address a week prior, but she had already moved. He continued searching for her with the help of the police and other means. Meanwhile, Sarah had been working on the menu cards for Schulenberg's restaurant, unaware that Walter was looking for her.

The story ends with the couple reuniting and expressing their love for each other. Walter explained how he found her through the menu card at the restaurant, and they were overjoyed to be together again.

Between the red cabbage and the stuffed green peppers was the item: "DEAREST WALTER, WITH HARD-BOILED EGG."

The dandelions, which had once been a symbol of their love, played a crucial role in bringing them back together.

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 | Cycle = [[The Four Million (Henry)|The Four Million]]
 | Author = O. Henry
-| Genre = short story
+| Literary form = short story
 | Year of publication =
-| Microsummary = A young typist, heartbroken over her farmer lover's silence, accidentally typed a love message on a restaurant menu. The farmer, who had been searching for her, recognized her typing and they reunited.
+| Microsummary = A typist and a farmer fell in love and planned to marry in spring. They lost contact, but the farmer found her through a menu card she typed, which unintentionally included a message to him.
 | Wikidata =
+| Wikisource = The Four Million/Springtime a la Carte
 }}
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-Sarah was a young woman living in a city. She was a free-lance typewriter and was struggling to make ends meet. One day, she made a deal with a restaurant next door to her hall-room. She was to provide them with typewritten bills of fare for their twenty-one tables in exchange for three meals per day.
+Sarah, a young typist living in New York City, made a deal with Schulenberg's Home Restaurant to provide them with typewritten menu cards in exchange for daily meals. During a summer visit to the countryside, she fell in love with a farmer named Walter Franklin.
 {{Character
 | Name = Sarah
-| Description = young woman in her 20s; typist for Schulenberg's Home Restaurant; brown hair, slim; imaginative, gentle, romantic
+| Description = New York girl, typist; in love with Walter, a farmer; emotional, dedicated, hardworking
-| Emoji = 👩‍💼
+| Emoji = 👩🏻‍💼
 }}
-One day, Sarah was typing the bill of fare for the restaurant when she came across the item "dandelions with hard-boiled egg". This reminded her of the summer she had spent at Sunnybrook Farm with her beloved Walter Franklin, the farmer's son. They had made a crown of dandelions for her hair and had promised to marry in the spring.
 {{Character
 | Name = Walter Franklin
-| Description = young farmer in his 20s; Sarah's fiancé; strong voice, modern agriculturist; caring, determined, resourceful
+| Description = young farmer; Sarah's love interest; modern agriculturist, caring, determined
-| Emoji = 👨‍🌾
+| Emoji = 👨🏻‍🌾
+}}
+They planned to marry in the spring, but as the season approached, Sarah became sad as she hadn't heard from Walter in weeks.
+One day, while typing the restaurant's menu, Sarah became emotional when she saw dandelions listed, as they reminded her of her time with Walter.
+{{Quote|
+For she had received no letter from Walter in two weeks, and the next item on the bill of fare was dandelions—dandelions with some kind of egg—but bother the egg!—dandelions, with whose golden blooms Walter had crowned her his queen of love and future bride.
 }}
-However, Sarah had not heard from Walter in two weeks and she was filled with despair. She started to cry over her bill of fare, remembering the happy days she had spent with Walter.
+Unintentionally, she typed "Dearest Walter" instead of "dandelions" on the menu. Walter, who had been searching for Sarah, happened to dine at the restaurant and recognized her unique typing style on the menu. He found her, and they reunited happily.
+During their time apart, Walter had been trying to locate Sarah in the city. He had come to her old address a week prior, but she had already moved. He continued searching for her with the help of the police and other means. Meanwhile, Sarah had been working on the menu cards for Schulenberg's restaurant, unaware that Walter was looking for her.
+The story ends with the couple reuniting and expressing their love for each other. Walter explained how he found her through the menu card at the restaurant, and they were overjoyed to be together again.
-Just then, there was a knock at the door. It was Walter, who had come to find her. He had gone to the restaurant next door and had seen the bill of fare with the item "DEAREST WALTER, WITH HARD-BOILED EGG" written in Sarah's handwriting. He had immediately known it was her and had come to find her.
+{{Quote|
+Between the red cabbage and the stuffed green peppers was the item: "DEAREST WALTER, WITH HARD-BOILED EGG."
+}}
-Sarah was overjoyed to see Walter and they embraced. Walter explained that he had been looking for her for a week and had finally found her. They were both filled with joy and happiness and Sarah knew that spring had finally come.
+The dandelions, which had once been a symbol of their love, played a crucial role in bringing them back together.
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