Part 30 (2/2)
”And you hope to equal the that it was they who taught ht?”
”It was a and well conceived”
”Let me present you to the author”
”You? But the company is one of the improvisers”
”Even improvisers require an author to write their scenarios That is all I write at present Soon I shall be writing plays in the modern manner”
”You deceive yourself,without the players You are fortunate in your Scaramouche”
”In confidence--I present you to hiard him fully He sashes in his cheeks He nodded ”And I didn't recognize you!”
”I thank you for the tribute You iined, of course, that I was a scene-shi+fter And now that you know all about me, what of Gavrillac?
What of my Godfather?”
He ell, she told hinant with Andre-Louis for his defection, whilst secretly concerned on his behalf
”I shall write to him to-day that I have seen you”
”Do so Tell hi But say noHe has his prejudices too Besides, itto ask ever since I entered your carriage Why are you in Nantes, Aline?”
”I am on a visit to my aunt, Mme de Sautron It ith her that I came to the play yesterday We have been dull at the chateau; but it will be different now Madauests to-day M de La Tour d'Azyr is to be one of thehed ”Did you ever hear, Aline, how poor Philippe de Vilmorin came by his end?”
”Yes; I was told, first by my uncle; then by M de La Tour d'Azyr, hie question?”
”How could it? You forget that I ae between men in matters such as these?”
”Why not? You are well able to do so The more since you have heard two sides For e, it is that you do not wish to judge” His tone becaht check the course of your unhealthy, unnatural ambition”
”Excellent!” she exclai else ”Do you know that you are als of life in which I find you, and shake off the arirl, to cos of life I ht still speak from them to counsel you out of my respect and devotion, Aline” He was very, stiff and stern ”But they are not the dregs of life Honour and virtue are possible to a theatre girl; they are iratify areat title barters herself in er turned her pale She reached for the cord
”I think I had better let you alight so that you o back to practise virtue and honour with your theatre wench”
”You shall not speak so of her, Aline”
”Faith, noe are to have heat on her behalf You think I am too delicate? You think I should speak of her as a”
”If you must speak of her at all,” he interrupted, hotly, ”you'll speak of her as my wife”