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"
Lor
lumme
,
*
what
’
s
the
matter
with
the
old
lady
now
?
"
When
she
looked
at
him
now
she
wondered
what
there
was
in
him
that
had
ever
aroused
in
her
such
a
frenzy
of
passion
.
The
thought
of
having
sexual
relations
with
him
nauseated
her
.
Fortunately
he
found
himself
very
comfortable
in
the
bedroom
she
had
furnish
for
him
.
He
was
not
a
man
to
whom
sex
was
important
,
and
he
was
relieved
when
he
discovered
that
Julia
no
longer
made
any
demands
on
him
.
He
thought
with
satisfaction
that
the
birth
of
the
baby
had
calmed
her
down
,
he
was
bound
to
say
that
he
had
thought
it
might
,
and
he
was
only
sorry
they
had
not
had
one
before
.
When
he
had
two
or
three
times
,
more
out
of
amiability
than
out
of
desire
,
suggested
that
they
should
resume
marital
relations
and
she
had
made
excuses
,
either
that
she
was
tired
,
not
very
well
,
or
had
two
performances
next
day
,
to
say
nothing
of
a
fitting
in
the
morning
,
he
accepted
the
situation
with
equanimity
.
Julia
was
much
easier
to
get
on
with
,
she
never
made
scenes
any
more
,
and
he
was
happier
than
he
had
ever
been
before
.
It
was
a
damned
satisfactory
marriage
he
had
made
,
and
when
he
looked
at
other
people
’
s
marriages
he
couldn
’
t
help
seeing
he
was
one
of
the
lucky
ones
.
Julia
was
a
damned
good
sort
and
clever
,
as
clever
as
a
bagful
*
of
monkeys
;
you
could
talk
to
her
about
anything
in
the
world
.
The
best
companion
a
chap
ever
had
,
my
boy
.
He
didn
’
t
mind
saying
this
,
he
’
d
rather
spend
a
day
alone
with
her
than
play
a
round
of
golf
.
Julia
was
surprised
to
discover
in
herself
a
strange
feeling
of
pity
for
him
because
she
no
longer
loved
him
.
She
was
a
kindly
woman
,
and
she
realized
that
it
would
be
a
bitter
blow
to
his
pride
if
he
ever
had
an
inkling
how
little
he
meant
to
her
.
She
continued
to
flatter
him
.
She
noticed
that
for
long
now
he
had
come
to
listen
complacently
to
her
praise
of
his
exquisite
nose
and
beautiful
eyes
.
She
got
a
little
private
amusement
by
seeing
how
much
he
could
swallow
.
She
laid
it
on
with
a
trowel
But
now
she
looked
more
often
at
his
straight
thin
-
lipped
mouth
.
It
grew
meaner
as
he
grew
older
,
and
by
the
time
he
was
an
old
man
it
would
be
no
more
than
a
cold
hard
line
.
His
thrift
,
which
in
the
early
days
had
seemed
an
amusing
,
rather
touching
trait
,
now
revolted
her
.
When
people
were
in
trouble
,
and
on
the
stage
they
too
often
are
,
they
got
sympathy
and
kind
friendly
words
from
Michael
,
but
very
little
cash
.
He
looked
upon
himself
as
devilish
generous
when
he
parted
with
a
guinea
,
and
a
five
-
pound
note
was
to
him
the
extreme
of
lavishness
.
He
had
soon
discovered
that
Julia
ran
the
house
extravagantly
,
and
insisting
that
he
wanted
to
save
her
trouble
took
the
matter
in
his
own
hands
.
After
that
nothing
was
wasted
.
Every
penny
was
accounted
for
.
Julia
wondered
why
servants
stayed
with
them
.
They
did
because
Michael
was
so
nice
to
them
.
With
his
hearty
,
jolly
,
affable
manner
he
made
therrt
anxious
to
please
him
,
and
the
cook
shared
his
satisfaction
when
she
had
found
a
butcher
from
whom
they
could
get
meat
a
penny
a
pound
cheaper
than
elsewhere
.
Julia
could
not
but
laugh
when
she
thought
how
strangely
his
passion
for
economy
contrasted
with
the
devil
-
may
-
care
,
extravagant
creatures
he
portrayed
so
well
on
the
stage
.
She
had
often
thought
that
he
was
incapable
of
a
generous
impulse
,
and
now
,
as
though
it
were
the
most
natural
thing
in
the
world
,
he
was
prepared
to
stand
aside
so
that
she
might
have
her
chance
.
She
was
too
deeply
moved
to
speak
.
She
reproached
herself
bitterly
for
all
the
unkind
things
she
had
for
so
long
been
thinking
of
him
.
They
put
on
the
play
,
and
it
was
a
success
.
After
that
they
continued
to
produce
plays
year
after
year
.
Because
Michael
ran
the
theatre
with
the
method
and
thrift
with
which
he
ran
his
home
they
lost
little
over
the
failures
,
which
of
course
they
sometimes
had
,
and
made
every
possible
penny
out
of
their
successes
.
Michael
flattered
himself
that
there
was
not
a
management
in
London
where
less
money
was
spent
on
the
productions
.
He
exercised
great
ingenuity
in
disguising
old
sets
so
that
they
looked
new
,
and
by
ringing
the
changes
on
the
furniture
that
he
gradually
collected
in
the
store
-
room
saved
the
expense
of
hiring
.
They
gained
the
reputation
of
being
an
enterprising
management
because
Michael
in
order
not
to
pay
the
high
royalties
of
well
-
known
authors
was
always
willing
to
give
an
unknown
one
a
trial
.
He
sought
out
actors
who
had
never
been
given
a
chance
and
whose
salaries
were
small
.
He
thus
made
some
very
profitable
discoveries
.
When
they
had
been
in
management
for
three
years
they
were
sufficiently
well
established
for
Michael
to
be
able
to
borrow
from
the
bank
enough
money
to
buy
the
lease
of
a
theatre
that
had
just
been
built
.
After
much
discussion
they
decided
to
call
it
the
Siddons
Theatre
.
They
opened
with
a
failure
and
this
was
succeeded
by
another
.
Julia
was
frightened
and
discouraged
.
She
thought
that
the
theatre
was
unlucky
and
that
the
public
were
getting
sick
of
her
.
It
was
then
that
Michael
showed
himself
at
his
best
.
He
was
unperturbed
.
"
In
this
business
you
have
to
take
the
rough
with
the
smooth
.
You
’
re
the
best
actress
in
England
.
There
are
only
three
people
who
bring
money
into
the
theatre
regardless
of
the
play
,
and
you
’
re
one
of
them
.
We
’
ve
had
a
couple
of
duds
.
*
The
next
play
’
s
bound
to
be
all
right
and
then
we
shall
get
back
all
we
’
ve
lost
and
a
packet
into
the
bargain
.
"
*
As
soon
as
Michael
had
felt
himself
safe
he
had
tried
to
buy
Dolly
de
Vries
out
,
but
she
would
not
listen
to
his
persuasion
and
was
indifferent
to
his
coldness
.
For
once
his
cunning
found
its
match
.
Dolly
saw
no
reason
to
sell
out
an
investment
that
seemed
sound
,
and
her
half
share
in
the
partnership
kept
her
in
close
touch
with
Julia
.
But
now
with
great
courage
he
made
another
effort
to
get
rid
of
her
.
Dolly
indignantly
refused
to
desert
them
when
they
were
in
difficulties
,
and
he
-
gave
it
up
as
a
bad
job
.
He
consoled
himself
by
thinking
that
Dolly
might
leave
Roger
,
her
godson
,
a
great
deal
of
money
.
She
had
no
one
belonging
to
her
but
nephews
in
South
Africa
,
and
you
could
not
look
at
her
without
suspecting
that
she
had
a
high
blood
pressure
.
Meanwhile
it
was
convenient
to
have
the
house
near
Guildford
to
go
to
whenever
they
wished
.
It
saved
the
expense
of
having
a
country
house
of
their
own
.
The
third
play
was
a
winner
,
and
Michael
did
not
hesitate
to
point
out
how
right
he
had
been
.
He
spoke
as
though
he
was
directly
responsible
for
its
success
.
Julia
could
almost
have
wished
that
it
had
failed
like
the
others
in
order
to
take
him
down
a
peg
or
two
.
*
For
his
conceit
was
outrageous
.
Of
course
you
had
to
admit
that
he
had
a
sort
of
cleverness
,
shrewdness
rather
,
but
he
was
not
nearly
so
clever
as
he
thought
himself
.
