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IV

           Itwasthisnucleus,anditsouterringofmusical,architecturalandotherAmericanstudents,whichposedsuccessivelytoMrs.Farlow’sversatilefancyasacentreof“UniversityLife”,a“SalonoftheFaubourgSt.Germain”,agroupofParisian“Intellectuals”ora“Cross-sectionofMontmartre”;butevenherfacultyforextractingfromitthemostvariedliteraryeffectshadnotsufficedtocreateapermanentdemandforthe“InnerGlimpses”,andthereweredayswhen—Mr.Farlow’slandscapesbeingequallyunmarketable—atemporarywithdrawaltothecountry(subsequentlyutilizedas“PeepsintoChateauLife”)becamenecessarytothecourageouscouple.

           FiveyearsofMrs.Murrett’sworld,whileincreasingSophy’stendernessfortheFarlows,hadleftherwithfewillusionsastotheirpowerofadvancingherfortunes;andshedidnotconcealfromDarrowthathertheatricalprojectswereofthevaguest.Theyhungmainlyontheproblematicalgood-willofanancientcomedienne,withwhomMrs.Farlowhadaslightacquaintance(extensivelyutilizedin“StarsoftheFrenchFootlights”and“BehindtheScenesattheFrançais”),andwhohadonce,withsignsofapproval,heardMissVinerrecitetheNuitdeMai.

           “ButofcourseIknowhowmuchthat’sworth,”thegirlbrokeoff,withoneofherflashesofshrewdness.“Andbesides,itisn’tlikelythatapooroldfossillikeMme.Dollecouldgetanybodytolistentohernow,evenifshereallythoughtIhadtalent.Butshemightintroducemetopeople;oratleastgivemeafewtips.

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