At dinner with Kearney, Fevvers is not discreet about her appetite. She stuffs herself with champagne and food, and she belches, all the while keeping Kearney's drink replenished. She even agrees to a nightcap in his suite, where he ends up passed out on the couch. She ventures into the crotch of his pants, only to pull out rows of the American flag laced together, and she departs to her room. There she pokes fun at the Colonel with Lizzie before they touch upon a more serious subject. The women have a scheme that involves Walser. They have somehow put him in harm's way with the letters that they earlier asked him to deliver. Fevvers feels a little guilty, but her guilt and thoughts of Walser subside when she receives a.....
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