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Chapter 13
Therewasnopartofherbusylifethatsheenjoyedmorethanthosethreehoursthatshespentinherdressing-roombetweentheafternoonandtheeveningperformances.Theothermembersofthecasthadgoneaway;andEviewastheretoattendtoherwantsandthedoorkeepertoguardherprivacy.Herdressing-roomwaslikethecabinofaship.Theworldseemedalongwayoff,andsherelishedherseclusion.Shefeltanenchantingfreedom.Shedozedalittle,shereadalittle,orlyingonthecomfortablesofasheletherthoughtswander.Shereflectedonthepartshewasplayingandthefavouritepartsshehadplayedinthepast.ShethoughtofRogerherson.Pleasantreveriessaunteredthroughhermindlikeloverswanderinginagreenwood.ShewasfondofFrenchpoetry,andsometimessherepeatedtoherselfversesofVerlaine.
Punctuallyathalf-pastfiveEviebroughtherinacard.
"Mr.ThomasFennell",sheread.
"Sendhiminandbringsometea."
Shehaddecidedhowshewasgoingtotreathim.Shewouldbeamiable,butdistant.Shewouldtakeafriendlyinterestinhisworkandaskhimabouthisexamination.ThenshewouldtalktohimaboutRoger.
RogerwasseventeennowandinayearwouldbegoingtoCambridge.Shewouldinsinuatethefactthatshewasoldenoughtobehismother.Shewouldactasiftherehadneverbeenanythingbetweenthemandhewouldgoaway,nevertoseeheragainexceptacrossthefootlights,halfconvincedthatthewholethinghadbeenafigmentofhisfancy.
