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           "Youplayitcharmingly,"saidJulia.

           "It’sawfullyniceofyoutosayso.Iwishwecouldhavehadafewmorerehearsals.IparticularlywantedtoshowyouwhatIcoulddo."

           "Well,youknow,I’vebeenconnectedwiththeprofessionagoodmanyyears.Ialwaysthink,ifonehastalentonecan’thelpshowingit.Don’tyou?"

           "Iknowwhatyoumean.OfcourseIwantalotmoreexperience,Iknowthat,butit’sonlyachanceIwantreally.IknowIcanact.IfIcouldonlygetapartthatIcouldreallygetmyteethinto."

           ShewaitedalittleinordertoletJuliasaythatshehadinhernewplayjustthepartthatwouldsuither,butJuliacontinuedtolookathersmilingly.Juliawasgrimlyamusedtofindherselftreatedlikeacurate’swifetowhomthesquire’sladywasbeingverykind.

           "Haveyoubeenonthestagelong?"shesaidatlast."ItseemsfunnyIshouldneverhaveheardofyou."

           "Well,Iwasinrevueforawhile,butIfeltIwasjustwastingmytime.Iwasoutontouralllastseason.Idon’twanttoleaveLondonagainifIcanhelpit."

           "Thetheatricalprofession’sterriblyovercrowded,"saidJulia.

           "Oh,Iknow.Itseemsalmosthopelessunlessyou’vegotinfluenceorsomething.Ihearyou’reputtinganewplayonsoon."

           "Yes."

           Juliacontinuedtosmilewithanalmostintolerablesweetness.

           "Ifthere’sapartformeinit,I’dmostawfullyliketoplaywithyou.I’msosorryMr.Gosselyncouldn’tcometonight."

           "I’lltellhimaboutyou."