very atrocious after all. She wasn't going to eat his play--not

she! Then she made him laugh and gave him to understand that he

would be foolish to be angry with her, in view of his relationship

to the Muffats. If, she said, her memory failed her she would take

her lines from the prompter. The house, too, would be packed in

such a way as to ensure applause. Besides, he was mistaken about

her, and he would soon see how she would rattle through her part.

By and by it was arranged that the author should make a few changes