Thegirl’seyesshonewithajoyfulexcitement，andherlittlehead，definedbyitsdarkhair，trembledassheslowlyturneditfromsidetoside，aftersheremovedtheairyscarfwhichhadcoveredit。Herfather，ineveningdress，lookedtheThirdEmperorcomplaisanttoaciviloccasion，andtookachairinthefrontoftheboxwithoutresistance；
andtheladiesdisputedwhichshouldyieldthebestplacetotheother，tillMissTriscoeforcedMrs。Marchfondlyintoitforthefirstactatleast。
Thepiecehadtobecutagooddealtogivepeopletimefortheilluminationsafterwards；butasitwasitgavescopetotheactresswho，’alsGast’fromaViennesetheatre，wasthechieffigureinit。Shemeritedthedistinctionbytheartwhichstilllingered，deeplyembeddedinhermassivebalk，butneverwhollyobscured。
“Thatisgrand，isn’tit？”saidMarch，followingoneofthetremendousstrokesbywhichsheovercameherphysicaldisadvantages。“It’sfinetoseehowherartcanundo，foronesplendidinstant，theworkofallthosesteinsofbeer，thoseillimitablelicksofsausage，thoseboundlessfieldsofcabbage。Butit’sratherpathetic。”
“It’sdisgusting。”saidhiswife；andatthisGeneralTriscoe，whohadbeenwatchingtheactressthroughhislorgnette，said，asifhiscontrary-mindednesswereirresistiblyinvoked：