novice,
and felt
as if a
rebuff
were
certain.
Of this
she was so
sure that
she only
wished now
to pretend
she had
called for
advice.
“Can you
tell me
how to go
about
getting on
the
stage?” It
was the
best way
after all
to have
gone about
the
matter.
She was
interesting,
in a
manner, to
the
occupant
of the
chair, and
the
simplicity
of her
request
and
attitude
took his
fancy. He
smiled, as
did the
others in
the room,
who,
