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           "I"mafraidit’sbeenveryquietdownhere;Ihopeyouhaven’thadanawfullydulltime.""It’sbeenheavenly."

           "You’vemadeatremendoussuccesswithmypeople.They’vetakenanenormousfancytoyou."

           "God,I’veworkedforit,"thoughtJulia,butaloudsaid:"Howd’youknow?"

           "Oh,Icanseeit.Fathertoldmeyouwereveryladylike,andnotabitlikeanactress,andmothersaysyou’resosensible."

           Julialookeddownasthoughtheextravaganceofthesecomplimentswasalmostmorethanshecouldbear.Michaelcameoverandstoodinfrontofher.Thethoughtoccurredtoherthathelookedlikeahandsomeyoungfootman*applyingforasituation.Hewasstrangelynervous.Herheartthumpedagainstherribs.

           "Juliadear,willyoumarryme?"

           Forthelastweekshehadaskedherselfwhetherornothewasgoingtoproposetoher,andnowthathehadatlastdoneso,shewasstrangelyconfused.

           "Michael!"

           "Notimmediately,Idon’tmean.Butwhenwe’vegotourfeetontheladder.Iknowthatyoucanactme,offthestage,butwegetontogetherlikeahouseonfire,andwhenwedogointomanagementIthinkwe’dmakeaprettygoodteam.AndyouknowIdolikeyoumostawfully.Imean,I’venevermetanyonewho’sapatchonyou."

           ("Theblastedfool,whydoeshetalkallthatrot?Doesn’theknowI’mcrazytomarryhim?Whydoesn’thekissme,kissme,kissme?IwonderifIdaretellhimI’mabsolutelysickwithloveforhim.")

           "Michael,you’resohandsome.Noonecouldrefusetomarryyou!"

           "Darling!"

           ("I’dbettergetup