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“
An
audience
would
be
the
last
thing
to
trouble
me
.
It
’
s
the
spirit
of
the
part
,
you
know
,
that
is
difficult
.
”
Carrie
disliked
his
appearance
,
but
she
was
too
much
the
actress
not
to
swallow
his
qualities
with
complaisance
,
seeing
that
she
must
suffer
his
fictitious
love
for
the
evening
.
At
six
she
was
ready
to
go
.
Theatrical
paraphernalia
had
been
provided
over
and
above
her
care
.
She
had
practised
her
make
-
up
in
the
morning
,
had
rehearsed
and
arranged
her
material
for
the
evening
by
one
o
’
clock
,
and
had
gone
home
to
have
a
final
look
at
her
part
,
waiting
for
the
evening
to
come
.
On
this
occasion
the
lodge
sent
a
carriage
.
Drouet
rode
with
her
as
far
as
the
door
,
and
then
went
about
the
neighbouring
stores
,
looking
for
some
good
cigars
.
The
little
actress
marched
nervously
into
her
dressing
-
room
and
began
that
painfully
anticipated
matter
of
make
-
up
which
was
to
transform
her
,
a
simple
maiden
,
to
Laura
,
The
Belle
of
Society
.
The
flare
of
the
gas
-
jets
,
the
open
trunks
,
suggestive
of
travel
and
display
,
the
scattered
contents
of
the
make
-
up
box
—
rouge
,
pearl
powder
,
whiting
,
burnt
cork
,
India
ink
,
pencils
for
the
eye
-
lids
,
wigs
,
scissors
,
looking
-
glasses
,
drapery
—
in
short
,
all
the
nameless
paraphernalia
of
disguise
,
have
a
remarkable
atmosphere
of
their
own
.
Since
her
arrival
in
the
city
many
things
had
influenced
her
,
but
always
in
a
far
-
removed
manner
.
This
new
atmosphere
was
more
friendly
.
It
was
wholly
unlike
the
great
brilliant
mansions
which
waved
her
coldly
away
,
permitting
her
only
awe
and
distant
wonder
.
This
took
her
by
the
hand
kindly
,
as
one
who
says
,
“
My
dear
,
come
in
.
”
It
opened
for
her
as
if
for
its
own
.
She
had
wondered
at
the
greatness
of
the
names
upon
the
bill
-
boards
,
the
marvel
of
the
long
notices
in
the
papers
,
the
beauty
of
the
dresses
upon
the
stage
,
the
atmosphere
of
carriages
,
flowers
,
refinement
.
Here
was
no
illusion
.
Here
was
an
open
door
to
see
all
of
that
.
She
had
come
upon
it
as
one
who
stumbles
upon
a
secret
passage
and
,
behold
,
she
was
in
the
chamber
of
diamonds
and
delight
!
As
she
dressed
with
a
flutter
,
in
her
little
stage
room
,
hearing
the
voices
outside
,
seeing
Mr
.
Quincel
hurrying
here
and
there
,
noting
Mrs
.
Morgan
and
Mrs
.
Hoagland
at
their
nervous
work
of
preparation
,
seeing
all
the
twenty
members
of
the
cast
moving
about
and
worrying
over
what
the
result
would
be
,
she
could
not
help
thinking
what
a
delight
this
would
be
if
it
would
endure
;
how
perfect
a
state
,
if
she
could
only
do
well
now
,
and
then
some
time
get
a
place
as
a
real
actress
.
The
thought
had
taken
a
mighty
hold
upon
her
.
It
hummed
in
her
ears
as
the
melody
of
an
old
song
.
Outside
in
the
little
lobby
another
scene
was
being
enacted
.
Without
the
interest
of
Hurstwood
,
the
little
hall
would
probably
have
been
comfortably
filled
,
for
the
members
of
the
lodge
were
moderately
interested
in
its
welfare
.
Hurstwood
’
s
word
,
however
,
had
gone
the
rounds
.
It
was
to
be
a
full
-
dress
affair
.
The
four
boxes
had
been
taken
.
Dr
.
Norman
McNeill
Hale
and
his
wife
were
to
occupy
one
.
This
was
quite
a
card
.
C
.
R
.
Walker
,
dry
-
goods
merchant
and
possessor
of
at
least
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
,
had
taken
another
;
a
well
-
known
coal
merchant
had
been
induced
to
take
the
third
,
and
Hurstwood
and
his
friends
the
fourth
.
Among
the
latter
was
Drouet
.
The
people
who
were
now
pouring
here
were
not
celebrities
,
nor
even
local
notabilities
,
in
a
general
sense
.
They
were
the
lights
of
a
certain
circle
—
the
circle
of
small
fortunes
and
secret
order
distinctions
.
These
gentlemen
Elks
knew
the
standing
of
one
another
.
They
had
regard
for
the
ability
which
could
amass
a
small
fortune
,
own
a
nice
home
,
keep
a
barouche
or
carriage
,
perhaps
,
wear
fine
clothes
,
and
maintain
a
good
mercantile
position
.
Naturally
,
Hurstwood
,
who
was
a
little
above
the
order
of
mind
which
accepted
this
standard
as
perfect
,
who
had
shrewdness
and
much
assumption
of
dignity
,
who
held
an
imposing
and
authoritative
position
,
and
commanded
friendship
by
intuitive
tact
in
handling
people
,
was
quite
a
figure
.
He
was
more
generally
known
than
most
others
in
the
same
circle
,
and
was
looked
upon
as
some
one
whose
reserve
covered
a
mine
of
influence
and
solid
financial
prosperity
.
To
-
night
he
was
in
his
element
.
He
came
with
several
friends
directly
from
Rector
’
s
in
a
carriage
.
In
the
lobby
he
met
Drouet
,
who
was
just
returning
from
a
trip
for
more
cigars
.
All
five
now
joined
in
an
animated
conversation
concerning
the
company
present
and
the
general
drift
of
lodge
affairs
.
