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Chapter 2
ItwascharmingtohearJuliainherchildishvoicerecitethoselanguorous,passionatespeechesofPhedre,emphasizingthebeatoftheAlexandrinesandmouthingherwordsinthatmannerwhichissoartificialandyetsowonderfullydramatic.JaneTaitboutmustalwayshavebeenaverystagyactress,butshetaughtJuliatoarticulatewithextremedistinctness,shetaughtherhowtowalkandhowtoholdherself,shetaughthernottobeafraidofherownvoice,andshemadedeliberatethatwonderfulsenseoftimingwhichJuliahadbyinstinctandwhichafterwardswasoneofhergreatestgifts."Neverpauseunlessyouhaveareasonforit,"shethundered,bangingwithherclenchedfistonthetableatwhichshesat,"butwhenyoupause,pauseaslongasyoucan."
WhenJuliawassixteenandwenttotheRoyalAcademyofDramaticArtinGowerStreetsheknewalreadymuchthattheycouldteachherthere.Shehadtogetridofacertainnumberoftricksthatwereoutofdateandshehadtoacquireamoreconversationalstyle.Butshewoneveryprizethatwasopentoher,andwhenshewasfinishedwiththeschoolhergoodFrenchgotheralmostimmediatelyasmallpartinLondonasaFrenchmaid.ItlookedforawhileasthoughherknowledgeofFrenchwouldspecializeherinpartsneedingaforeignaccent,forafterthisshewasengagedtoplayanAustrianwaitress.ItwastwoyearslaterthatJimmieLangtondiscoveredher.
