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Chapter XLVI. Stirring Troubled Waters

           “Irememberthinking,thefirsttimeIsawyou,thattherewassomethingpeculiaraboutyourmouth.Ithoughtyouwereabouttocry.”

           “Howodd,”saidCarrie,warmwithdelight.Thiswaswhatherheartcraved.

           “ThenInoticedthatthatwasyournaturallook,andto-nightIsawitagain.There’sashadowaboutyoureyes,too,whichgivesyourfacemuchthissamecharacter.It’sinthedepthofthem,Ithink.”

           Carrielookedstraightintohisface,whollyaroused.

           “Youprobablyarenotawareofit,”headded.

           Shelookedaway,pleasedthatheshouldspeakthus,longingtobeequaltothisfeelingwrittenuponhercountenance.Itunlockedthedoortoanewdesire.Shehadcausetoponderoverthisuntiltheymetagain—severalweeksormore.Itshowedhershewasdriftingawayfromtheoldidealwhichhadfilledherinthedressing-roomsoftheAverystageandthereafter,foralongtime.Whyhadshelostit?

           “Iknowwhyyoushouldbeasuccess,”hesaid,anothertime,“ifyouhadamoredramaticpart.I’vestudieditout——”

           “Whatisit?”saidCarrie.

           “Well,”hesaid,asonepleasedwithapuzzle,“theexpressioninyourfaceisonethatcomesoutindifferentthings.Yougetthesamethinginapatheticsong,oranypicturewhichmovesyoudeeply.It’sathingtheworldlikestosee,becauseit’sanaturalexpressionofitslonging.”

           Carriegazedwithoutexactlygettingtheimportofwhathemeant.

           “Theworldisalwaysstrugglingtoexpressitself,”hewenton.“Mostpeoplearenotcapableofvoicingtheirfeelings.Theydependuponothers.Thatiswhatgeniusisfor.

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