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head。 

     ;A dream of the past�察─�said Carroll�察�waving his pipe through the smoke。 

;Gatti's�拭    �Yes�察  �on   special   occasions�察  �but   for   necessity�察  �the   Chancellor's�察�

where   one   gets   a   piece   of   the   prime   roast   beef   of   Old   England�察  �from 

Chicago�察�and potatoes for ninepencea pot of bitter twopence´halfpenny�察�

and   a   penny   for   the  waiter。   It's  most    amusing    on   the  whole。    I   am 

learning a little about London�察�and some things about myself。                   They are 

both most interesting subjects。; 

     ;Well�察�I don't like it�察─�Miss Cavendish declared helplessly。               ;When I 

think of those suppers and the flowers�察�I feelI feel like a robber。; 

     ;Don't�察─�begged Carroll。        ;I am really the most happy of men that is�察�

as the chap says in the play�察�I would be if I wasn't so damned miserable。 

But   I   owe   no   man   a   penny   and   I   have   assetsI   have   L*80   to   last   me 

through the winter and two marvellous plays�察�and I love�察�next to yourself�察�

the most wonderful woman God ever made。                 That's enough。; 

     ;But I thought you made such a lot of money by writing�拭─�asked Miss 

Cavendish。 

     ;I dothat is�察�I could�察─�answered Carroll�察 �if I wrote the things that sell�察�

but I keep on writing plays that won't。; 

     ;And such plays� ─�exclaimed Marion�察�warmly�察 �and to think that they 

are going begging。;        She continued indignantly�察 �I can't imagine what the 

managers do want。; 

     ;I know what they don't want�察─�said the American。                 Miss Cavendish 

drummed impatiently on the tea´tray。 

     ;I wish you wouldn't be so abject about it�察─�she said。            ;If I were a man 

I'd make them take those plays。; 

     ;How�拭─�asked the American�察 �with a gun�拭─�

     ;Well�察�I'd keep at it until they read them�察─�declared Marion。                ;I'd sit 

on their front steps all night and I'd follow them in cabs�察�and I'd lie in wait 



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for them at the stage´door。        I'd just make them take them。; 

     Carroll sighed and stared at the ceiling。           ;I guess I'll give up and go 

home�察─�he said。 

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�do�察�run away before you are beaten�察─�said Miss Cavendish�察�

scornfully。     ;Why�察  �you   can't   go now。     Everybody  will be   back in town 

soon�察�and there are a lot of new plays coming on�察�and some of them are 

sure   to   be   failures�察 �and that's   our   chance。 You   rush in   with   your   piece 

and somebody may take it sooner than close the theatre。; 

     ;I'm thinking of closing the theatre myself�察─�said Carroll。             ;What's the 

use of my hanging on here�拭─�he exclaimed。               ;It distresses Helen to know 

I am in London�察�feeling about her as I doand the Lord only knows how it 

distresses me。      And�察�maybe�察�if I went away�察─�he said�察�consciously�察 �she 

might miss me。        She might see the difference。; 

     Miss Cavendish held herself erect and pressed her lips together with a 

severe smile。      ;If Helen Cabot doesn't see the difference between you and 

the   other   men    she   knows    now�察─   �she   said�察  �I  doubt   if  she  ever   will。 

Besides;      she  continued�察    �and   then   hesitated。    ;Well�察   �go   on�察─  �urged 

Carroll。 

     ;Well�察�I was only going to say�察─�she explained�察 �that leaving the girl 

alone never did the man any good unless he left her alone willingly。                     If 

she's sure he still cares�察�it's just the same to her where he is。           He might as 

well   stay   on   in   London   as   go   to   South Africa。  It   won't   help   him   any。 

The difference comes when she finds he has stopped caring。                    Why�察�look 

at Reggie。      He tried that。     He   went away for ever   so long�察�but he kept 

writing me from wherever he went�察  �so that he was perfectly  miserable 

and I went on enjoying myself。           Then when he came back�察�he tried going 

about   with   his   old   friends   again。  He   used   to   come   to   the   theatre   with 

themoh�察�with such nice girlsbut he always stood in the back of the box 

and yawned and scowledso I knew。               And�察�anyway�察�he'd always spoil it 

all by leaving them and waiting at the stage entrance for me。               But one day 

he got tired of the way I treated him and went off on a bicycle tour with 

Lady Hacksher's girls and some men from his regiment�察�and he was gone 

three weeks and never sent me even a line�察�and I got so scared�察�I couldn't 

sleep�察�and   I stood it for three days   more�察�and   then I   wired him  to   come 



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back   or   I'd   jump   off   London   Bridge�察  �and   he   came   back   that   very   night 

from  Edinburgh   on   the   express�察  �and   I   was so glad   to   see him  that   I   got 

confused�察�and in the general excitement I promised to marry him�察�so that's 

how it was with us。; 

     ;Yes�察─  �said   the American�察  �without   enthusiasm�察   �but   then   I   still   care�察�

and Helen knows I care。; 

     ;Doesn't she ever fancy that you might care for some one else�拭                    �You 

have a lot of friends�察�you know。; 

     ;Yes�察�but she knows they are just thatfriends�察─�said the American。 

     Miss Cavendish stood up to go�察�and arranged her veil before the mirror 

above the fireplace。 

     ;I come here very often to tea�察─�she said。 

     ;It's   very   kind   of   you�察─  �said   Carroll。 He   was   at   the   open   window�察�

looking down into the street for a cab。 

     ;Well�察    �no  one    knows     I  am   engaged     to  Reggie�察─    �continued     Miss 

Cavendish�察   �except   you   and   Reggie�察  �and   he   isn't   so   sure。   SHE   doesn't 

know it。; 

     ;Well�拭─�said Carroll。 

     Miss   Cavendish   smiled   a   mischievous   kindly   smile   at   him   from   the 

mirror。 

     ;Well�拭─�she repeated�察�mockingly。             Carroll stared at her and laughed。 

After a pause he said�此         �It's like a plot in a comedy。         But I'm afraid I'm 

too serious for play´acting。; 

     ;Yes�察  �it   is   serious�察─  �said   Miss   Cavendish。   She   seated   herself   again 

and regarded the American thoughtfully。               ;You are too good a man to be 

treated the way that girl is treating you�察�and no one knows it better than 

she does。      She'll change in time�察�but just now she thinks she wants to be 

independent。       She's in love with this picture´painting idea�察�and with the 

people she meets。        It's all new to herthe fuss they make over her and the 

titles�察 �and   the   way  she   is   asked   about。  We   know  she   can't   paint。     We 

know they only give her commissions because she's so young and pretty�察�

and American。        She amuses them�察�that's all。          Well�察�that cannot last�察�she'll 

find it out。    She's too clever a girl�察�and she is too fine a girl to be content 

with that long。      Thenthen she'll come back to you。              She feels now that 



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she has both you and the others�察�and she's making you wait�此�so wait and be 

cheerful。     She's worth waiting for�察�she's young�察�that's all。             She'll see the 

difference in time。       But�察�in the meanwhile�察�it would hurry matters a bit if 

she thought she had to choose between the new friends and you。; 

     ;She could still keep her friends�察�and marry me�察─�said Carroll�察 �I have 

told her that a hundred times。          She could still paint miniatures and marry 

me。     But she won't marry me。; 

     ;She won't marry you because she knows she can whenever she wants 

to�察─  �cried   Marion。    ;Can't   you   see   that�拭   �But   if   she   thought   you   were 

going to marry some one else now�拭─�

     ;She   would   be   the   first   to   congratulate   me�察─  �said   Carroll。  He   rose 

and walked to the fireplace�察�where he leaned with his arm on the mantel。 

There was a photograph of Helen Cabot near his hand�察�and he turned this 

toward him and stood for some time staring at it。                ;My dear Marion�察─�he 

said   at   last�察   �I've   known   Helen   ever   since   she   was   as   young   as   that。 

Every year I've loved her more�察�and found new things in her to care for�察�

now I love her more than any other man ever loved any other woman。; 

     Miss Cavendish shook her head sympathetically。 

     ;Yes�察�I know�察─�she said�察 �that's the way Reggie loves me�察�too。; 

     Carroll went on as though he had not heard her。 

     ;There's a bench in St。 James's Park�察─�he said�察 �where we used to sit 

when   she   first   came   here�察  �when   she   didn't   know   so   many   people。     We 

used   to   go   there   in   the   morning   and   throw   penny   buns   to   the   ducks。 

That's   been   my   amusement   this   summer   since   you've   all   been   away 

sitting on that bench�察�feeding penny buns to the silly ducksespecially the 

black one�察�the one she used to like best。             And I make pilgrimages to all 

the other places we ever visited together�察�and try to pretend she is with me。 

And   I   support   the   crossing   sweeper   at   Lansdowne   Passage   because   she 

once said she felt sorry for him。            I do all the other absurd things that a 

man   in   love   tortures   himself  by  doing。     But   to   what   end�拭   �She   knows 

how I care�察�and yet she won't see why we can't go on being friends as we 

once were。       What's the use of it all�拭 ─�

     ;She   is   young�察  �I   tell   you�察─  �repeated   Miss   Cavendish�察   �and   she's   too 

sure   of   you。   You've   told   her   you   care�察  �now   try   mak
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