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Chapter XLIII. The World Turns Flatterer: An Eye In The Dark

           Evidentlythepartwasnotintendedtotakeprecedence,asMissMadendaisnotoftenonthestage,buttheaudience,withthecharacteristicperversityofsuchbodies,selectedforitself.ThelittleQuakeresswasmarkedforafavouritethemomentsheappeared,andthereaftereasilyheldattentionandapplause.Thevagariesoffortuneareindeedcurious.”

           Thecriticofthe“EveningWorld,”seekingasusualtoestablishacatchphrasewhichshould“go”withthetown,woundupbyadvising:“Ifyouwishtobemerry,seeCarriefrown.”

           TheresultwasmiraculoussofarasCarrie’sfortunewasconcerned.Evenduringthemorningshereceivedacongratulatorymessagefromthemanager.

           “Youseemtohavetakenthetownbystorm,”hewrote.“Thisisdelightful.Iamasgladforyoursakeasformyown.”

           Theauthoralsosentword.

           Thateveningwhensheenteredthetheatrethemanagerhadamostpleasantgreetingforher.

           “Mr.Stevens,”hesaid,referringtotheauthor,“ispreparingalittlesong,whichhewouldlikeyoutosingnextweek.”

           “Oh,Ican’tsing,”returnedCarrie.

           “Itisn’tanythingdifficult.‘It’ssomethingthatisverysimple,’hesays,‘andwouldsuityouexactly.’”

           “Ofcourse,Iwouldn’tmindtrying,”saidCarrie,archly.

           “Wouldyoumindcomingtothebox-officeafewmomentsbeforeyoudress?”observedthemanager,inaddition.“There’salittlematterIwanttospeaktoyouabout.”

           “Certainly,”repliedCarrie.

           Inthatlatterplacethemanagerproducedapaper.

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