Сестра Керри

Chapter XVIII. Just Over The Border: A Hail And Farewell

           “Anaudiencewouldbethelastthingtotroubleme.It’sthespiritofthepart,youknow,thatisdifficult.”

           Carriedislikedhisappearance,butshewastoomuchtheactressnottoswallowhisqualitieswithcomplaisance,seeingthatshemustsufferhisfictitiouslovefortheevening.

           Atsixshewasreadytogo.Theatricalparaphernaliahadbeenprovidedoverandabovehercare.Shehadpractisedhermake-upinthemorning,hadrehearsedandarrangedhermaterialfortheeveningbyoneo’clock,andhadgonehometohaveafinallookatherpart,waitingfortheeveningtocome.

           Onthisoccasionthelodgesentacarriage.Drouetrodewithherasfarasthedoor,andthenwentabouttheneighbouringstores,lookingforsomegoodcigars.Thelittleactressmarchednervouslyintoherdressing-roomandbeganthatpainfullyanticipatedmatterofmake-upwhichwastotransformher,asimplemaiden,toLaura,TheBelleofSociety.

           Theflareofthegas-jets,theopentrunks,suggestiveoftravelanddisplay,thescatteredcontentsofthemake-upbox—rouge,pearlpowder,whiting,burntcork,Indiaink,pencilsfortheeye-lids,wigs,scissors,looking-glasses,drapery—inshort,allthenamelessparaphernaliaofdisguise,havearemarkableatmosphereoftheirown.Sinceherarrivalinthecitymanythingshadinfluencedher,butalwaysinafar-removedmanner.Thisnewatmospherewasmorefriendly.Itwaswhollyunlikethegreatbrilliantmansionswhichwavedhercoldlyaway,permittingheronlyaweanddistantwonder.Thistookherbythehandkindly,asonewhosays,“Mydear,comein.

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