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           ItwassuchaborethatRogerwhenhegottoEtonrefusedtobephotographedwithheranymore.Itseemedsofunnyofhimnottowanttobeinthepapers.

           "Peoplewillthinkyou’redeformedorsomething,"shetoldhim."Andit’snotasifitweren’tgoodform.Youshouldjustgotoafirstnightandseethesocietypeoplehowtheymobthephotographers,cabinetministersandjudgesandeveryone.Theymaypretendtheydon’tlikeit,butjustseethemposingwhentheythinkthecamera-man’sgothiseyeonthem."Buthewasobstinate.

           JuliacameacrossaphotographofherselfasBeatrice.ItwastheonlyShakespeareanpartshehadeverplayed.Sheknewthatshedidn’tlookwellincostume;shecouldneverunderstandwhy,becausenoonecouldwearmodernclothesaswellasshecould.ShehadherclothesmadeinParis,bothforthestageandforprivatelife,andthedressmakerssaidthatnoonebroughtthemmoreorders.Shehadalovelyfigure,everyoneadmittedthat;shewasfairlytallforawoman,andshehadlonglegs.ItwasapityshehadneverhadachanceofplayingRosalind,shewouldhavelookedallrightinboy’sclothes,ofcourseitwastoolatenow,butperhapsitwasjustaswellshehadn’triskedit.Thoughyouwouldhavethought,withherbrilliance,herroguishness,hersenseofcomedyshewouldhavebeenperfect.Thecriticshadn’treallylikedherBeatrice.Itwasthatdamnedblankverse.