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In Which a Charade Is Acted Which May or May Not Puzzle the Reader

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           ScornfullyshesnatchesthedaggeroutofAegisthus’shandandadvancestothebed.Youseeitshiningoverherheadintheglimmerofthelamp,andandthelampgoesout,withagroan,andallisdark.

           Thedarknessandthescenefrightenedpeople.Rebeccaperformedherpartsowell,andwithsuchghastlytruth,thatthespectatorswerealldumb,until,withaburst,allthelampsofthehallblazedoutagain,wheneverybodybegantoshoutapplause."Brava!brava!"oldSteyne’sstridentvoicewasheardroaringoveralltherest."Byshe’ddoittoo,"hesaidbetweenhisteeth.Theperformerswerecalledbythewholehouse,whichsoundedwithcriesof"Manager!Clytemnestra!"Agamemnoncouldnotbegottoshowinhisclassicaltunic,butstoodinthebackgroundwithAegisthusandothersoftheperformersofthelittleplay.Mr.BedwinSandsledonZuleikahandClytemnestra.AgreatpersonageinsistedonbeingpresentedtothecharmingClytemnestra."Heighha?Runhimthroughthebody.Marrysomebodyelse,hay?"wastheappositeremarkmadebyHisRoyalHighness.

           "Mrs.RawdonCrawleywasquitekillinginthepart,"saidLordSteyne.Beckylaughed,gayandsaucylooking,andswepttheprettiestlittlecurtseyeverseen.

           Servantsbroughtinsalverscoveredwithnumerouscooldainties,andtheperformersdisappearedtogetreadyforthesecondcharade-tableau.

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