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           "Whatanemotionallittlethingyouare,"hesaid,buthewaspleasedandtouchedtoseehertears.

           Shefoundhisthriftratheranengagingtrait.Hecouldnotbeartothrowhismoneyabout.Hewasnotexactlymean,buthewasnotgenerous.Onceortwiceatrestaurantsshethoughtheundertippedthewaiter,buthepaidnoattentiontoherwhensheventuredtoremonstrate.Hegavetheexacttenpercent,andwhenhecouldnotmaketheexactsumtoapennyaskedthewaiterforchange.

           "Neitheraborrowernoralenderbe,"hequotedfromPolonius.

           Whensomememberofthecompany,momentarilyhardup,triedtoborrowfromhimitwasinvain.Butherefusedsofrankly,withsomuchheartiness,thathedidnotaffront.

           "Mydearoldboy,I’dlovetolendyouaquid,butI’mabsolutelystony.Idon’tknowhowI’mgoingtopaymyrentattheendoftheweek."

           ForsomemonthsMichaelwassomuchoccupiedwithhisownpartsthathefailedtonoticehowgoodanactressJuliawas.Ofcoursehereadthereviews,andtheirpraiseofJulia,buthereadsummarily,withoutpayingmuchattentiontillhecametotheremarksthecriticsmadeabouthim.Hewaspleasedbytheirapproval,butnotcastdownbytheircensure.Hewastoomodesttoresentanunfavourablecriticism.

           "IsupposeIwasrotten,"hewouldsayingenuously.

           Hismostengagingtraitwashisgoodhumour.HeboreJimmieLangton’sabusewithequanimity.Whentempersgrewfrayedduringalongrehearsalheremainedserene.Itwasimpossibletoquarrelwithhim.