We'll have to
marry you off pretty soon, to save our piece of mind."
"James!" said my mother. "Remember last winter, please."
There was no Claret or anything with dinner, and father
ordered mineral water, and criticised the food, and fussed about
Sis's dressmaker's bill. And the second man gave notice
immediately after we left the dining room. When mother reported
that, as we were having coffee in the drawing room, father said:
"Humph! Well, what can you expect? Those fellows have been
getting the best half of a bottle of Claret every night since
they've been here, and now it's cut off. Damed if I wouldn't
like to leave myself."
From that time on I knew that I was watched. It made little
or no diference to me. I had my Work, and it filled my life.
There were times when my Soul was so filled with joy that I
could hardly bare it. I had one act done in two days. I wrote
out the Love seens in full, because I wanted to be sure of what
they would say to each other. How I thrilled as each marvelous
burst of Fantacy flowed from my pen! But the dialogue of less
interesting parts I left for the actors to fill in themselves.
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