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           Shesetherselftobeasgraciousassheknewhow.

           "IthinkIshouldtellyou,"hesaidpresently,"thatIknowwhoyouare.AndmayIaddthatIhaveagreatadmirationforyou?"

           Shegavehimalingeringlookofhersplendideyes.

           "You’veseenmeact?"

           "Yes,IwasinLondonlastmonth."

           "Aninterestinglittleplay,wasn’tit?"

           "Onlybecauseyoumadeitso."

           Whenthemancameroundtocollectthemoneyshehadtoinsistonpayingherownbill.TheSpaniardaccompaniedhertothecarriageandthensaidhewouldgoalongthetraintoseeifhecouldfindasleeperforher.Hecamebackinaquarterofanhourwithaconductorandtoldherthathehadgotheracompartmentandifshewouldgivetheconductorherthingshewouldtakehertoit.Shewasdelighted.Hethrewdownhishatontheseatshevacatedandshefollowedhimalongthecorridor.Whentheyreachedthecompartmenthetoldtheconductortotaketheportmanteauandthedispatch-casethatwereintheracktothecarriagemadamehadjustleft.

           "Butit’snotyourowncompartmentyou’regivinguptome?"criedJulia.

           "It’stheonlyoneonthetrain."

           "Oh,butIwon’thearofit."

           "Allez,"theSpaniardsaidtotheconductor.

           "No,no."

           Theconductor,onanodfromthestranger,tooktheluggageaway.

           "Idon’tmatter.Icansleepanywhere,butIshouldn’tsleepawinkifIthoughtthatsuchagreatartistwasobligedtospendthenightinastuffycarriagewiththreeotherpeople."

           Juliacontinuedtoprotest,butnottoomuch.Itwasterriblysweetofhim.Shedidn’tknowhowtothankhim.