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Chapter XXXVII. The Spirit Awakens: New Search For The Gate

           HerexperienceinChicagoprovedthatshehadnottriedtherightway.Theremustbepeoplewhowouldlistentoandtryyou—menwhowouldgiveyouanopportunity.

           Theyweretalkingatthebreakfasttable,amorningortwolater,whenshebroughtupthedramaticsubjectbysayingthatshesawthatSarahBernhardtwascomingtothiscountry.Hurstwoodhadseenit,too.

           “Howdopeoplegetonthestage,George?”shefinallyasked,innocently.

           “Idon’tknow,”hesaid.“Theremustbedramaticagents.”

           Carriewassippingcoffee,anddidnotlookup.

           “Regularpeoplewhogetyouaplace?”

           “Yes,Ithinkso,”heanswered.

           Suddenlytheairwithwhichsheaskedattractedhisattention.

           “You’renotstillthinkingaboutbeinganactress,areyou?”heasked.

           “No,”sheanswered,“Iwasjustwondering.”

           Withoutbeingclear,therewassomethinginthethoughtwhichheobjectedto.Hedidnotbelieveanymore,afterthreeyearsofobservation,thatCarriewouldeverdoanythinggreatinthatline.Sheseemedtoosimple,tooyielding.Hisideaoftheartwasthatitinvolvedsomethingmorepompous.Ifshetriedtogetonthestageshewouldfallintothehandsofsomecheapmanagerandbecomeliketherestofthem.Hehadagoodideaofwhathemeantbythem.Carriewaspretty.Shewouldgetalongallright,butwherewouldhebe?

           “I’dgetthatideaoutofmyhead,ifIwereyou.It’salotmoredifficultthanyouthink.”

           Carriefeltthistocontain,insomeway,anaspersionuponherability.

           “YousaidIdidrealwellinChicago,”sherejoined.

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