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Chapter 1
"It’snotsomuchtheplayIwenttosee,itwasyourperformance."
"Idraggedthatoutofhimallright,"thoughtJulia,andthenaloud:"WhenwereadtheplayMichaelwasratherdoubtfulaboutit.Hedidn’tthinkmypartwasverygood.Youknow,it’snotreallyastarpart.ButIthoughtIcouldmakesomethingoutofit.Ofcoursewehadtocuttheotherwomanalotinrehearsals."
"Idon’tsaywerewrotetheplay,"saidMichael,"butIcantellyouitwasaverydifferentplayweproducedfromtheonetheauthorsubmittedtous."
"You’resimplywonderfulinit,"theyoungmansaid.
("Hehasacertaincharm.")"I’mgladyoulikedme,"sheanswered.
"Ifyou’reverynicetoJuliaIdaresayshe’llgiveyouaphotographofherselfwhenyougo."
"Wouldyou?"
Heblushedagainandhisblueeyesshone.("He’sreallyrathersweet.")Hewasnotparticularlygood-looking,buthehadafrank,openfaceandhisshynesswasattractive.Hehadcurlylightbrownhair,butitwasplastereddownandJuliathoughthowmuchbetterhewouldlookif,insteadoftryingtosmoothoutthewavewithbrilliantine,hemadethemostofit.Hehadafreshcolour,agoodskinandsmallwell-shapedteeth.Shenoticedwithapprovalthathisclothesfittedandthatheworethemwell.Helookedniceandclean.
"Isupposeyou’veneverhadanythingtodowiththetheatrefromtheinsidebefore?"shesaid.
"Never.That’swhyIwassocrazytogetthisjob.Youcan’tthinkhowitthrillsme."
MichaelandJuliasmiledonhimkindly.
