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           Whydon’tyoutakeherouttolunchonedayandhaveatalktoher?"

           ShesawthegleaminMichael’seyesasheconsideredthepropositionandtheshadowofasmilethatwasoutlinedonhislips.

           "Ofcoursethegreatthingistogettheplayaswellactedaswecan."

           "Iknowit’llbeaboreforyou,buthonestly,forthesakeoftheplayIthinkit’llbeworthwhile."

           "YouknowthatIwouldneverdoanythingtoupsetyou,Julia.Imean,I’dmuchsoonerfirethegirlandgetsomeoneelseinherplace."

           "Ithinkthatwouldbesuchamistake.I’mconvincedthatifyou’llonlytakeenoughtroublewithhershe’llgiveaverygoodperformance."

           Hewalkedupanddowntheroomonceortwice.Heseemedtobeconsideringthematterfromeveryside.

           "Well,Isupposeit’smyjobtogetthebestperformanceIcanoutofeverymemberofmycast.Ineverycaseyouhavetofindoutwhichisthebestmethodofapproach."

           Hethrewouthischinanddrewinhisbelly.Hestraightenedhisback.JuliaknewthatAviceCrichtonwouldholdthepart,andnextdayatrehearsalhetookherasideandhadalongtalkwithher.Sheknewbyhismannerexactlywhathewassayingand,watchingthemoutofthecornerofhereye,presentlyshesawAvicenodandsmile.Hehadaskedhertolunchwithhim.WithacontentedmindJuliawentonstudyingherpart.