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           TheagonythatshehadsufferedwhenTomdesertedherrecalledtohermemoryRacine’sPhedrewhichshehadstudiedasagirlwitholdJaneTaitbout.Shereadtheplayagain.ThetormentsthatafflictedTheseus’queenwerethetormentsthatafflictedher,andshecouldnotbutthinkthattherewasastrikingsimilarityintheirsituations.Thatwasapartshecouldact;sheknewwhatitfeltliketobeturneddownbyayoungmanonehadafancyfor.Gosh,whataperformanceshecouldgive!SheknewwhyinthespringshehadactedsobadlythatMichaelhadpreferredtoclosedown;itwasbecauseshewasfeelingtheemotionssheportrayed.Thatwasnogood.Youhadtohavehadtheemotions,butyoucouldonlyplaythemwhenyouhadgotoverthem.SherememberedthatCharleshadoncesaidtoherthattheoriginofpoetrywasemotionrecollectedintranquillity.Shedidn’tknowanythingaboutpoetry,butitwascertainlytrueaboutacting.

           "CleverofpooroldCharlestogetholdofanoriginalidealikethat.Itshowshowwrongitistojudgepeoplehastily.Onethinksthearistocracyareabunchofnitwits,andthenoneofthemsuddenlycomesoutwithsomethinglikethatthat’ssodamnedgoodittakesyourbreathaway."

           ButJuliahadalwaysfeltthatRacinehadmadeagreatmistakeinnotbringingonhisheroinetillthethirdact.

           "OfcourseIwouldn’thaveanynonsenselikethatifIplayedit.Halfanacttopreparemyentranceifyoulike,butthat’sample."