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to the side table and pour himself out a drink and say�察 �Here's to me�察─�but 

when he was depressed he would stand holding the glass in his hand�察�and 

finally pour the liquor back into the bottle again and say�察 �What's the use 

of that�拭─�

     After   he   had   been   in   London   a   month   he   wrote   less   and   was   more 

frequently abroad�察�sallying forth in beautiful raiment�察�and coming home by 

daylight。 



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    And he gave suppers too�察�but they were less noisy than the Captain's 

had been�察�and the women who came to them were much more beautiful�察�

and their voices when they spoke were sweet and low。               Sometimes one of 

the women sang�察�and the men sat in silence while the people in the street 

below stopped to listen�察�and would say�察 �Why�察�that is So´and´So singing�察─�

and the Lion and the Unicorn wondered how they could know who it was 

when they could not see her。 

     The lodger's visitors came to see him at all hours。             They seemed to 

regard his rooms as a club�察�where they could always come for a bite to eat 

or   to   write   notes�察  �and   others   treated   it   like   a   lawyer's   office   and   asked 

advice on all manner of strange subjects。           Sometimes the visitor wanted 

to know whether the American thought she ought to take L*10 a week and 

go on tour�察�or stay in town and try to live on L*8�察�or whether she should 

paint landscapes that would not sell�察�or racehorses that would�察�or whether 

Reggie really loved her and whether she really loved Reggie�察�or whether 

the new part in the piece at the Court was better than the old part at Terry's�察�

and wasn't she getting too old to play ;ingenues; anyway。 

     The lodger seemed to be a general adviser�察�and smoked and listened 

with grave consideration�察�and the Unicorn thought his judgment was most 

sympathetic and sensible。 

     Of all the beautiful ladies who came to call on the lodger the one the 

Unicorn liked the best was the one who wanted to know whether she loved 

Reggie and whether Reggie loved her。            She discussed this so interestingly 

while she consumed tea and thin slices of bread that the Unicorn almost 

lost   his  balance   in  leaning   forward    to  listen。  Her   name    was   Marion 

Cavendish and it was written over many photographs which stood in silver 

frames in the lodger's rooms。        She used to make the tea herself�察�while the 

lodger sat and smoked�察�and she had a fascinating way of doubling the thin 

slices of bread into long strips and nibbling at them like a mouse at a piece 

of cheese。     She had wonderful little teeth and Cupid's´bow lips�察�and she 

had a fashion of lifting her veil only high enough for one to see the two 

Cupid´bow       lips。  When     she   did  that  the  American     used   to  laugh�察  �at 

nothing apparently�察�and say�察 �Oh�察�I guess Reggie loves you well enough。; 

;But do I love Reggie�拭─�she would ask sadly�察�with her tea´cup held poised 



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in   air。        ;   I   am   sure   I   hope   not�察─  �the   lodger   would   reply�察  �and   she 

would   put   down   the   veil   quickly�察  �as   one   would   drop   a   curtain   over   a 

beautiful picture�察�and rise with great dignity and say�察 �if you talk like that I 

shall not come again。;                She was sure that if she could only get some 

work   to   do   her   head   would   be   filledwith   more   important   matters   than 

whether Reggie loved her or not。 

     ;But the managers seem inclined to cut their cavendish very fine just 

at present�察─�she said。       ;If I don't get a part soon�察─�she announced�察 �I shall 

ask Mitchell to put me down on the list for recitations at evening parties。; 

     ;That seems a desperate revenge�察─�said the American�察 �and besides�察�I 

don't want you to get a part�察�because some one might be idiotic enough to 

take my comedy�察�and if he should�察�you must play Nancy。; 

     ;I would not ask for any salary if I could play Nancy�察─�Miss Cavendish 

answered。 

     They spoke of a great many things�察�but their talk always ended by her 

saying that   there   must   be some   one   with   sufficient   sense   to   see   that   his 

play   was   a   great   play�察  �and   by   his   saying   that   none   but   she   must   play 

Nancy。 

     The Lion preferred the tall girl with masses and folds of brown hair�察�

who   came   from   America   to   paint   miniatures   of   the   British   aristocracy。 

Her name   was   Helen   Cabot�察 �and he   liked her because   she   was so   brave 

and fearless�察�and so determined to be independent of every one�察�even of 

the lodgerespecially of the lodger�察�who it appeared had known her very 

well    at   home。     The     lodger�察  �they   gathered�察    �did   not   wish    her   to  be 

independent   of   him   and       the   two   Americans     had   many   arguments       and 

disputes   about   it�察  �but   she   always   said�察   �It   does   no   good�察  �Philip�察  �it   only 

hurts us both when you talk so。           I care for nothing�察�and for no one but my 

art�察�and�察�poor as it is�察�it means everything to me�察�and you do not�察�and�察�of 

course�察�the man I am to marry�察�must。;              Then Carroll would talk�察�walking 

up and down�察�and looking very fierce and determined�察�and telling her how 

he   loved   her   in   such   a   way  that   it   made   her   look   even   more   proud   and 

beautiful。     And she would say more gently�察 �It is very fine to think that 

any one can care for like that�察�and very helpful。              But unless I cared in the 

same way it would be wicked of me to   marry  you�察�and   besides;                      She 



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would add very quickly to prevent his speaking again;                 I don't want to 

marry you or anybody�察�and I never shall。            I want to be free and to succeed 

in my work�察�just as you want to succeed in your work。                  So please never 

speak of this again。;      When she went away the lodger used to sit smoking 

in the big arm´chair and beat the arms with his hands�察�and he would pace 

up    and  down     the  room   while    his  work    would    lie  untouched    and   his 

engagements pass forgotten。 

     Summer      came    and   London     was   deserted�察  �dull�察 �and   dusty�察  �but  the 

lodger stayed on in Jermyn Street。          Helen Cabot had departed on a round 

of visits to country houses in Scotland�察�where�察�as she wrote him�察�she was 

painting   miniatures   of   her   hosts   and   studying   the   game   of   golf。 Miss 

Cavendish   divided   her   days   between   the   river   and   one   of   the   West   End 

theatres。    She was playing a small part in a farce´comedy。 

     One day she came up from Cookham earlier than usual�察�looking very 

beautiful in a white boating frock and a straw hat with a Leander ribbon。 

Her hands and arms were hard with dragging a punting pole and she was 

sunburnt and happy�察�and hungry for tea。 

     ;Why   don't   you   come   down   to   Cookham   and   get   out   of   this   heat�拭─�

Miss Cavendish asked。          ;You need it�察�you look ill。; 

     ;I'd like to�察�but I can't�察─�said Carroll。       ;The fact is�察�I paid in advance 

for these rooms�察�and if I lived anywhere else I'd be losing five guineas a 

week on them。; 

     Miss     Cavendish     regarded     him    severely。     She    had    never    quite 

mastered his American humor。 

     ;But five guineaswhy that's nothing to you�察─�she said。             Something in 

the lodger's face made her pause。          ;You don't mean; 

     ;Yes�察  �I   do�察─  �said   the   lodger�察  �smiling。 ;You   see�察  �I   started   in   to   lay 

siege to London without sufficient ammunition。               London is a large town�察�

and it didn't fall as quickly as I thought it would。           So I am economizing。 

Mr。 Lockhart's Coffee Rooms and I are no longer strangers。; 

     Miss Cavendish put down her cup of tea untasted and leaned toward 

him 

     ;Are you in earnest�拭─�she asked。          ;For how long�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�for the last month�察─�replied the lodger�察 �they are not at all bad 



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clean and wholesome and all that。; 

     ;But the suppers you gave us�察�and this�察─�she cried�察�suddenly�察�waving 

her hands over the pretty tea´things�察 �and the cake and muffins�拭─�

     ;My friends�察�at least�察─�said Carroll�察 �need not go to Lockhart's。; 

     ;And     the  Savoy�拭─    �asked   Miss    Cavendish�察    �mournfully   shaking      her 

head。 

     ;A dream of the past�察─�said Carroll�察�waving his pipe through the smoke。 

;Gatti's�拭    �Yes�察  �on   special   occasions�察  �but   for   necessity�察  �the   Chancellor's�察�

where   one   gets   a   piece   of   the   prime   roast   beef   of   Old   England�察  �from 

Chicago�察�and potatoes for ninepencea pot of bitter twopence´halfpenny�察�

and   a   penny   for   the  waiter。   It's  most    amusing    on   the  whole。    I   am 

learning a little about London�察�and some things about myself。                   They are 

both most interesting subjects。; 

     ;Well�察�I don't like it�察─�Miss Cavendish declared helplessly。               ;When I 

think of those suppers and the flowers�察�I feelI feel like a robber。; 

     ;Don't�察─�begged Carroll。        ;I am really the most happy of men that is�察�

as the chap says in the play�察�I would be if I wasn't so damned miserable。 

But   I   owe   no   man   a   penny   and   I   have   assetsI   have   L*80   to   last   me 

through the winter and two marvellous plays�察�and I love�察�next to yourself�察�

the most wonderful woman God ever made。                 That's enough。; 

     ;But I thought you made such a lot of money by writing�拭─�asked Miss 

Cavendish。 

     ;I dothat is�察�I could�察─�answered Carroll�察 �if I wrote the things that sell�察�

but I keep on writing plays that won't。; 

     ;And such plays� ─�exclaimed Marion�察�warmly�察 �and to think that they 

are going begging。;        She continued indignantly�察 �I can't imagine what the 

managers do want。; 

     ;I know what they don't want�察─�said the American。                 Miss Cavendish 

drummed impatiently on the tea´tray。 

     ;I wish you wouldn't be so abject about it�察─�she said。            ;If I were a man 

I'd make them take those plays。; 

     ;How�拭─�asked the American�察 �with a gun�拭─�

     ;Well�察�I'd keep at it until they read them�察─�declared Marion。                ;I'd sit 

on their front steps all night and I'd follow them in cabs�察�and I'd lie in wait 



        

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