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A suburban girl who goes flatting in search of independence and bohemian life is disillusioned , but clings to her dream, including a plan to buy lounge chairs with cash only, until her fortune-telling attempt foretells the arrival of a fair young man. When the door bell rings he turns out to be a furniture salesman.