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Spires and Gargoyles
Abig,barnlikeauditorium,dottedwithboysasgirls,boysaspirates,boysasbabies;thesceneryincourseofbeingviolentlysetup;thespotlightmanrehearsingbythrowingweirdshaftsintoangryeyes;overalltheconstanttuningoftheorchestraorthecheerfultumpty-tumpofaTriangletune.Theboywhowritesthelyricsstandsinthecorner,bitingapencil,withtwentyminutestothinkofanencore;thebusinessmanagerargueswiththesecretaryastohowmuchmoneycanbespenton"thosedamnmilkmaidcostumes";theoldgraduate,presidentinninety-eight,perchesonaboxandthinkshowmuchsimpleritwasinhisday.
HowaTriangleshowevergotoffwasamystery,butitwasariotousmystery,anyway,whetherornotonedidenoughservicetowearalittlegoldTriangleonhiswatch-chain."Ha-HaHortense!"waswrittenoversixtimesandhadthenamesofninecollaboratorsontheprogramme.
