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           "IwarnyouthatifyouattempttotouchmeIshan’tgiveyoualittlebitofaslap,Ishallgiveyousuchabiffonthejawthatyouwon’tbeabletoeatincomfortforaweek."

           "ByGod,Ibelieveyou’ddoit.Doyoucallyourselfagentleman?"

           "NotevenwhenI’mdrunk."

           Juliagiggled,andJimmiefelttheworstofthescenewasover.

           "NowyouknowjustaswellasIdothatyoucanacthimoffhishead.Itellyou,you’regoingtobethegreatestactresssinceMrs.Kendal.Whatdoyouwanttogoandhamperyourselfwithamanwho’llalwaysbeamillstoneroundyourneck?Youwanttogointomanagement;he’llwanttoplayoppositeyou.He’llneverbegoodenough,mydear."

           "He’sgotlooks.Icancarryhim."

           "You’vegotaprettygoodopinionofyourself,haven’tyou?Butyou’rewrong.Ifyouwanttomakeasuccessyoucan’taffordtohavealeadingmanwho’snotuptothemark."

           "Idon’tcare.I’drathermarryhimandbeafailurethanbeasuccessandmarriedtosomebodyelse."

           "Areyouavirgin?"

           Juliagiggledagain.

           "Idon’tknowthatit’sanybusinessofyours,butinpointoffactIam."

           "Ithoughtyouwere.Well,unlessitmeanssomethingtoyou,whydon’tyougoovertoPariswithhimforafortnightwhenweclose?Hewon’tbesailingtillAugust.Itmightgethimoutofyoursystem."

           "Oh,hewouldn’t.He’snotthatsortofman.Yousee,he’sbywayofbeingagentleman."

           "Eventheupperclassespropagatetheirspecies."

           "Youdon’tunderstand,"saidJuliahaughtily.

           "Ibetyoudon’teither."