Сестра Керри

Chapter XVI. A Witless Aladdin: The Gate To The World

           “DoyouthinkI’dcomehomehereandurgeyoutodosomethingthatIdidn’tthinkyouwouldmakeasuccessof?Youcanactallright.It’llbegoodforyou.”

           “WhenmustIgo?”saidCarrie,reflectively.

           “ThefirstrehearsalisFridaynight.I’llgetthepartforyouto-night.”

           “Allright,”saidCarrieresignedly,“I’lldoit,butifImakeafailurenowit’syourfault.”

           “Youwon’tfail,”assuredDrouet.“Justactasyoudoaroundhere.Benatural.You’reallright.I’veoftenthoughtyou’dmakeacorkinggoodactress.”

           “Didyoureally?”askedCarrie.

           “That’sright,”saidthedrummer.

           Helittleknewashewentoutofthedoorthatnightwhatasecretflamehehadkindledinthebosomofthegirlheleftbehind.Carriewaspossessedofthatsympathetic,impressionablenaturewhich,everinthemostdevelopedform,hasbeenthegloryofthedrama.Shewascreatedwiththatpassivityofsoulwhichisalwaysthemirroroftheactiveworld.Shepossessedaninnatetasteforimitationandnosmallability.Evenwithoutpractice,shecouldsometimesrestoredramaticsituationsshehadwitnessedbyre-creating,beforehermirror,theexpressionsofthevariousfacestakingpartinthescene.Shelovedtomodulatehervoiceaftertheconventionalmannerofthedistressedheroine,andrepeatsuchpatheticfragmentsasappealedmosttohersympathies.

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