Nobodyis。\"Herepeatedtheloveliestphrase。\"Howdoesshemanageit，Landry？You’veworkedwithher。\"
Landrydrewcherishinglyonthelastcigarettehemeanttopermithimselfbeforesinging。\"Oh，it’saquestionofabigpersonality——andallthatgoeswithit。Brains，ofcourse。Imagination，ofcourse。Buttheimportantthingisthatshewasbornfullofcolor，witharichpersonality。
That’sagiftofthegods，likeafinenose。Youhaveit，oryouhaven’t。Againstit，intelligenceandmusicianshipandhabitsofindustrydon’tcountatall。Singersareaconventionalrace。WhenTheawasstudyinginBerlintheothergirlsweremortallyafraidofher。Shehasapretty
roughhandwithwomen，dullones，andshecouldberude，too！ThegirlsusedtocallherDIEWOLFIN。\"
Fredthrusthishandsintohispocketsandleanedbackagainstthepiano。\"Ofcourse，evenastupidwomancouldgeteffectswithsuchmachinery：suchavoiceandbodyandface。Buttheycouldn’tpossiblybelongtoastupidwoman，couldthey？\"
Landryshookhishead。\"It’spersonality；that’sasnearasyoucancometoit。That’swhatconstitutesrealequip—
ment。Whatshedoesisinterestingbecauseshedoesit。
Eventhethingsshediscardsaresuggestive。Iregretsomeofthem。Herconceptionsarecoloredinsomanydifferentways。You’veheardherELIZABETH？Wonderful，isn’tit？
Shewasworkingonthatpartyearsagowhenhermotherwasill。Icouldseeheranxietyandgriefgettingmoreandmoreintothepart。Thelastactisheart—breaking。
It’sashomelyasacountryprayermeeting：mightbeanylonelywomangettingreadytodie。It’sfullofthethingeveryplaincreaturefindsoutforhimself，butthatnevergetswrittendown。It’sunconsciousmemory，maybe；
inheritedmemory，likefolk—music。Icallitpersonality。\"
Fredlaughed，andturningtothepianobegancoaxingtheFRICKAmusicagain。\"Callitanythingyoulike，myboy。Ihaveanameforitmyself，butIshan’ttellyou。\"
HelookedoverhisshoulderatLandry，stretchedoutbythefire。\"Youhaveagreattimewatchingher，don’tyou？\"
\"Oh，yes！\"repliedLandrysimply。\"I’mnotinterestedinmuchthatgoesoninNewYork。Now，ifyou’llexcuseme，I’llhavetodress。\"Herosewithareluctantsigh。
\"CanIgetyouanything？Somewhiskey？\"
\"Thankyou，no。I’llamusemyselfhere。Idon’toftengetachanceatagoodpianowhenI’mawayfromhome。
Youhaven’thadthisonelong，haveyou？Action’sabitstiff。Isay，\"hestoppedLandryinthedoorway，\"hasTheaeverbeendownhere？\"
Landryturnedback。\"Yes。ShecameseveraltimeswhenIhaderysipelas。Iwasanicemess，withtwonurses。Shebroughtdownsomeinsidewindow—boxes，plantedwithcrocusesandthings。Verycheering，onlyI
couldn’tseethemorher。\"
\"Didn’tshelikeyourplace？\"
\"Shethoughtshedid，butIfancyitwasagooddealclutteredupforhertaste。Icouldhearherpacingaboutlikesomethinginacage。Shepushedthepianobackagainstthewallandthechairsintocorners，andshebrokemyamberelephant。\"Landrytookayellowobjectsomefourincheshighfromoneofhislowbookcases。\"Youcanseewherehislegisgluedon，——asouvenir。Yes，he’slemonamber，veryfine。\"
LandrydisappearedbehindthecurtainsandinamomentFredheardthewheezeofanatomizer。Heputtheamberelephantonthepianobesidehimandseemedtogetagreatdealofamusementoutofthebeast。
IX
WHENArchieandOttenburgdinedwithTheaonSaturdayevening，theywereserveddownstairsinthehoteldining—room，buttheyweretohavetheircoffeeinherownapartment。Astheyweregoingupintheele—
vatorafterdinner，FredturnedsuddenlytoThea。\"Andwhy，please，didyoubreakLandry’samberelephant？\"
Shelookedguiltyandbegantolaugh。\"Hasn’thegotoverthatyet？Ididn’treallymeantobreakit。Iwasper—
hapscareless。Histhingsaresoover—pettedthatIwastemptedtobecarelesswithalotofthem。\"
\"Howcanyoubesoheartless，whenthey’reallhehasintheworld？\"
\"Hehasme。I’magreatdealofdiversionforhim；allheneeds。There，\"shesaidassheopenedthedoorintoherownhall，\"Ishouldn’thavesaidthatbeforetheelevatorboy。\"
\"Evenanelevatorboycouldn’tmakeascandalaboutOliver。He’ssuchacatnipman。\"
Dr。Archielaughed，butThea，whoseemedsuddenlytohavethoughtofsomethingannoying，repeatedblankly，\"Catnipman？\"
\"Yes，helivesoncatnip，andrumtea。Buthe’snottheonlyone。YouarelikeaneccentricoldwomanIknowinBoston，whogoesaboutinthespringfeedingcatniptostreetcats。Youdispenseittoalotoffellows。Yourpullseemstobemorewithmenthanwithwomen，youknow；
withseasonedmen，aboutmyage，orolder。EvenonFri—
dayafternoonIkeptrunningintothem，oldboysIhadn’tseenforyears，thinatthepartandthickatthegirth，untilIstoodstillinthedraftandheldmyhairon。They’real—
waysthere；Ihearthemtalkingaboutyouinthesmoking—
room。Probablywedon’tgettothepointofapprehendinganythinggooduntilwe’reaboutforty。Then，inthelightofwhatisgoing，andofwhat，Godhelpus！iscoming，wearriveatunderstanding。\"
\"Idon’tseewhypeoplegototheopera，anyway，——seri—
ouspeople。\"Shespokediscontentedly。\"Isupposetheygetsomething，orthinktheydo。Here’sthecoffee。There，please，\"shedirectedthewaiter。Goingtothetableshebe—
gantopourthecoffee，standing。Sheworeawhitedresstrimmedwithcrystalswhichhadrattledagooddealdur—
ingdinner，asallhermovementshadbeenimpatientandnervous，andshehadtwistedthedarkvelvetroseathergirdleuntilitlookedrumpledandweary。Shepouredthecoffeeasifitwereaceremonyinwhichshedidnotbelieve。
\"CanyoumakeanythingofFred’snonsense，Dr。Archie？\"
sheasked，ashecametotakehiscup。
Fredapproachedher。\"Mynonsenseisallright。Thesamebrandhasgonewithyoubefore。It’syouwhowon’tbejollied。What’sthematter？Youhavesomethingonyourmind。\"
\"I’veagooddeal。Toomuchtobeanagreeablehos—
tess。\"Sheturnedquicklyawayfromthecoffeeandsatdownonthepianobench，facingthetwomen。\"Foronething，there’sachangeinthecastforFridayafternoon。
They’regoingtoletmesingSIEGLINDE。\"Herfrowndidnotconcealthepleasurewithwhichshemadethisannounce—
ment。
\"Areyougoingtokeepusdanglingabouthereforever，Thea？ArchieandIaresupposedtohaveotherthingstodo。\"Fredlookedatherwithanexcitementquiteasap—
parentasherown。
\"HereI’vebeenreadytosingSIEGLINDEfortwoyears，keptintorment，andnowitcomesoffwithintwoweeks，justwhenIwanttobeseeingsomethingofDr。Archie。I
don’tknowwhattheirplansaredownthere。AfterFridaytheymayletmecoolforseveralweeks，andtheymayrush
me。IsupposeitdependssomewhatonhowthingsgoFri—
dayafternoon。\"
\"Oh，they’llgofastenough！That’sbettersuitedtoyourvoicethananythingyou’vesunghere。ThatgivesyoueveryopportunityI’vewaitedfor。\"Ottenburgcrossedtheroomandstandingbesideherbegantoplay\"DUBISTDERLENZ。\"
WithaviolentmovementTheacaughthiswristsandpushedhishandsawayfromthekeys。
\"Fred，can’tyoubeserious？AthousandthingsmayhappenbetweenthisandFridaytoputmeout。Some—
thingwillhappen。Ifthatpartweresungwell，aswellasitoughttobe，itwouldbeoneofthemostbeautifulthingsintheworld。That’swhyitneverissungright，andneverwillbe。\"Sheclenchedherhandsandopenedthemde—
spairingly，lookingoutoftheopenwindow。\"It’sinac—
cessiblybeautiful！\"shebroughtoutsharply。
FredandDr。Archiewatchedher。Inamomentsheturnedbacktothem。\"It’simpossibletosingapartlikethatwellforthefirsttime，exceptforthesortwhowillneversingitanybetter。Everythinghangsonthatfirstnight，andthat’sboundtobebad。Thereyouare，\"sheshruggedimpatiently。\"Foronething，theychangethecastattheeleventhhourandthenrehearsethelifeoutofme。\"
Ottenburgputdownhiscupwithexaggeratedcare。
\"Still，youreallywanttodoit，youknow。\"
\"Wantto？\"sherepeatedindignantly；\"ofcourseIwantto！IfthiswereonlynextThursdaynight——ButbetweennowandFridayI’lldonothingbutfretawaymystrength。
Oh，I’mnotsayingIdon’tneedtherehearsals！ButI
don’tneedthemstrungoutthroughaweek。Thatsys—
tem’swellenoughforphlegmaticsingers；itonlydrainsme。Everysinglefeatureofoperaticroutineisdetri—
mentaltome。Iusuallygoonlikeahorsethat’sbeenfixedtolosearace。Ihavetoworkhardtodomyworst，
letalonemybest。Iwishyoucouldhearmesingwell，once，\"sheturnedtoFreddefiantly；\"Ihave，afewtimesinmylife，whentherewasnothingtogainbyit。\"
Fredapproachedheragainandheldouthishand。\"I
recallmyinstructions，andnowI’llleaveyoutofightitoutwithArchie。Hecan’tpossiblyrepresentmanagerialstu—
piditytoyouasIseemtohaveagiftfordoing。\"
Ashesmileddownather，hisgoodhumor，hisgoodwishes，hisunderstanding，embarrassedherandrecalledhertoherself。Shekeptherseat，stillholdinghishand。
\"Allthesame，Fred，isn’tittoobad，thattherearesomanythings——\"Shebrokeoffwithashakeofthehead。
\"Mydeargirl，ifIcouldbridgeovertheagonybetweennowandFridayforyou——Butyouknowtherulesofthegame；whytormentyourself？Yousawtheothernightthatyouhadthepartunderyourthumb。Nowwalk，sleep，playwithArchie，keepyourtigerhungry，andshe’llspringallrightonFriday。I’llbetheretoseeher，andthere’llbemorethanI，Isuspect。Harsanyi’sontheWilhelmderGrosse；getsinonThursday。\"
\"Harsanyi？\"Thea’seyelighted。\"Ihaven’tseenhimforyears。Wealwaysmisseachother。\"Shepaused，hesi—
tating。\"Yes，Ishouldlikethat。Buthe’llbebusy，may—
be？\"
\"HegiveshisfirstconcertatCarnegieHall，weekafternext。Bettersendhimaboxifyoucan。\"
\"Yes，I’llmanageit。\"Theatookhishandagain。\"Oh，Ishouldlikethat，Fred！\"sheaddedimpulsively。\"EvenifIwereputout，he’dgettheidea，\"——shethrewbackherhead，——\"forthereisanidea！\"
\"Whichwon’tpenetratehere，\"hetappedhisbrowandbegantolaugh。\"Youareanungratefulhuzzy，COMMELES
AUTRES！\"
Theadetainedhimasheturnedaway。Shepulledafloweroutofabouquetonthepianoandabsentlydrewthestemthroughthelapelofhiscoat。\"Ishallbewalking
intheParkto—morrowafternoon，onthereservoirpath，betweenfourandfive，ifyoucaretojoinme。YouknowthatafterHarsanyiI’dratherpleaseyouthananyoneelse。
Youknowalot，butheknowsevenmorethanyou。\"
\"Thankyou。Don’ttrytoanalyzeit。SCHLAFENSIE
WOHL！\"hekissedherfingersandwavedfromthedoor，closingitbehindhim。
\"He’stherightsort，Thea。\"Dr。Archielookedwarmlyafterhisdisappearingfriend。\"I’vealwayshopedyou’dmakeitupwithFred。\"
\"Well，haven’tI？Oh，marryhim，youmean！Perhapsitmaycomeabout，someday。Justatpresenthe’snotinthemarriagemarketanymorethanIam，ishe？\"
\"No，Isupposenot。It’sadamnedshamethatamanlikeOttenburgshouldbetiedupasheis，wastingallthebestyearsofhislife。Awomanwithgeneralparesisoughttobelegallydead。\"
\"Don’tletustalkaboutFred’swife，please。Hehadnobusinesstogetintosuchamess，andhehadnobusinesstostayinit。He’salwaysbeenasoftywherewomenwereconcerned。\"
\"Mostofusare，I’mafraid，\"Dr。Archieadmittedmeekly。
\"Toomuchlightinhere，isn’tthere？Tiresone’seyes。
Thestagelightsarehardonmine。\"Theabeganturningthemout。\"We’llleavethelittleone，overthepiano。\"
ShesankdownbyArchieonthedeepsofa。\"Wetwohavesomuchtotalkaboutthatwekeepawayfromitaltogether；
haveyounoticed？Wedon’tevennibbletheedges。IwishwehadLandryhereto—nighttoplayforus。He’sverycomforting。\"
\"I’mafraidyoudon’thaveenoughpersonallife，outsideyourwork，Thea。\"Thedoctorlookedatheranxiously。
Shesmiledathimwithhereyeshalfclosed。\"Mydeardoctor，Idon’thaveany。Yourworkbecomesyourper—
sonallife。Youarenotmuchgooduntilitdoes。It’slike
beingwovenintoabigweb。Youcan’tpullaway，becauseallyourlittletendrilsarewovenintothepicture。Ittakesyouup，andusesyou，andspinsyouout；andthatisyourlife。Notmuchelsecanhappentoyou。\"
\"Didn’tyouthinkofmarrying，severalyearsago？\"
\"YoumeanNordquist？Yes；butIchangedmymind。
Wehadbeensingingagooddealtogether。He’sasplendidcreature。\"
\"Wereyoumuchinlovewithhim，Thea？\"thedoctoraskedhopefully。
Shesmiledagain。\"Idon’tthinkIknowjustwhatthatexpressionmeans。I’veneverbeenabletofindout。I
thinkIwasinlovewithyouwhenIwaslittle，butnotwithanyonesincethen。Thereareagreatmanywaysofcaringforpeople。It’snot，afterall，asimplestate，likemeaslesortonsilitis。Nordquistisatakingsortofman。
HeandIwereoutinarowboatonceinaterriblestorm。
Thelakewasfedbyglaciers，——icewater，——andwecouldn’thaveswumastrokeiftheboathadfilled。Ifwehadn’tbothbeenstrongandkeptourheads，we’dhavegonedown。Wepulledforeveryouncetherewasinus，andwejustgotoffwithourlives。Wewerealwaysbeingthrowntogetherlikethat，undersomekindofpressure。
Yes，forawhileIthoughthewouldmakeeverythingright。\"Shepausedandsankback，restingherheadonacushion，pressinghereyelidsdownwithherfingers。\"Yousee，\"shewentonabruptly，\"hehadawifeandtwochil—
dren。Hehadn’tlivedwithherforseveralyears，butwhensheheardthathewantedtomarryagain，shebegantomaketrouble。Heearnedagooddealofmoney，buthewascarelessandalwayswretchedlyindebt。Hecametomeonedayandtoldmehethoughthiswifewouldsettleforahundredthousandmarksandconsenttoadivorce。
Igotveryangryandsenthimaway。Nextdayhecamebackandsaidhethoughtshe’dtakefiftythousand。\"
Dr。Archiedrewawayfromher，totheendofthesofa。
\"GoodGod，Thea，\"——Heranhishandkerchiefoverhisforehead。\"Whatsortofpeople——\"Hestoppedandshookhishead。
Thearoseandstoodbesidehim，herhandonhisshoul—
der。\"That’sexactlyhowitstruckme，\"shesaidquietly。
\"Oh，wehavethingsincommon，thingsthatgoawayback，undereverything。Youunderstand，ofcourse。Nordquistdidn’t。HethoughtIwasn’twillingtopartwiththemoney。Icouldn’tletmyselfbuyhimfromFruNord—
quist，andhecouldn’tseewhy。HehadalwaysthoughtI
wascloseaboutmoney，soheattributedittothat。Iamcareful，\"——sheranherarmthroughArchie’sandwhenherosebegantowalkabouttheroomwithhim。\"I
can’tbecarelesswithmoney。Ibegantheworldonsixhundreddollars，anditwasthepriceofaman’slife。RayKennedyhadworkedhardandbeensoberanddeniedhim—
self，andwhenhediedhehadsixhundreddollarstoshowforit。Ialwaysmeasurethingsbythatsixhundreddol—
lars，justasImeasurehighbuildingsbytheMoonstonestandpipe。Therearestandardswecan’tgetawayfrom。\"
Dr。Archietookherhand。\"Idon’tbelieveweshouldbeanyhappierifwedidgetawayfromthem。Ithinkitgivesyousomeofyourpoise，havingthatanchor。Youlook，\"glancingdownatherheadandshoulders，\"some—
timessolikeyourmother。\"
\"Thankyou。Youcouldn’tsayanythingnicertomethanthat。OnFridayafternoon，didn’tyouthink？\"
\"Yes，butatothertimes，too。Ilovetoseeit。DoyouknowwhatIthoughtaboutthatfirstnightwhenIheardyousing？IkeptrememberingthenightItookcareofyouwhenyouhadpneumonia，whenyouweretenyearsold。
Youwereaterriblysickchild，andIwasacountrydoctorwithoutmuchexperience。Therewerenooxygentanksaboutthen。Youprettynearlyslippedawayfromme。
Ifyouhad——\"
Theadroppedherheadonhisshoulder。\"I’dhave
savedmyselfandyoualotoftrouble，wouldn’tI？DearDr。Archie！\"shemurmured。
\"Asforme，lifewouldhavebeenaprettybleakstretch，withyouleftout。\"Thedoctortookoneofthecrystalpendantsthathungfromhershoulderandlookedintoitthoughtfully。\"IguessI’maromanticoldfellow，under—
neath。Andyou’vealwaysbeenmyromance。Thoseyearswhenyouweregrowingupweremyhappiest。WhenIdreamaboutyou，Ialwaysseeyouasalittlegirl。\"
Theypausedbytheopenwindow。\"Doyou？Nearlyallmydreams，exceptthoseaboutbreakingdownonthestageormissingtrains，areaboutMoonstone。Youtellmetheoldhousehasbeenpulleddown，butitstandsinmymind，everystickandtimber。InmysleepIgoallaboutit，andlookintherightdrawersandcupboardsforeverything。IoftendreamthatI’mhuntingformyrub—
bersinthatpileofovershoesthatwasalwaysunderthehatrackinthehall。Ipickupeveryovershoeandknowwhoseitis，butIcan’tfindmyown。ThentheschoolbellbeginstoringandIbegintocry。That’sthehouseIrestinwhenI’mtired。Alltheoldfurnitureandthewornspotsinthecarpet——itrestsmymindtogooverthem。\"
Theywerelookingoutofthewindow。Theakepthisarm。Downontheriverfourbattleshipswereanchoredinline，brilliantlylighted，andlauncheswerecomingandgoing，bringingthemenashore。Asearchlightfromoneoftheironcladswasplayingonthegreatheadlanduptheriver，whereitmakesitsfirstresoluteturn。Overheadthenight—blueskywasintenseandclear。
\"There’ssomuchthatIwanttotellyou，\"shesaidatlast，\"andit’shardtoexplain。Mylifeisfullofjealousiesanddisappointments，youknow。Yougettohatingpeoplewhodocontemptibleworkandwhogetonjustaswellasyoudo。Therearemanydisappointmentsinmyprofession，andbitter，bittercontempts！\"Herfacehardened，andlookedmucholder。\"Ifyoulovethegoodthingvitally，enoughto
giveupforitallthatonemustgiveupforit，thenyoumusthatethecheapthingjustashard。Itellyou，thereissuchathingascreativehate！Acontemptthatdrivesyouthroughfire，makesyouriskeverythingandloseeverything，makesyoualongsightbetterthanyoueverknewyoucouldbe。\"AssheglancedatDr。Archie’sface，Theastoppedshortandturnedherownfaceaway。Hereyesfollowedthepathofthesearchlightuptheriverandrestedupontheilluminedheadland。
\"Yousee，\"shewentonmorecalmly，\"voicesareacci—
dentalthings。Youfindplentyofgoodvoicesincommonwomen，withcommonmindsandcommonhearts。LookatthatwomanwhosangORTRUDEwithmelastweek。She’snewhereandthepeoplearewildabouther。`Suchabeau—
tifulvolumeoftone！’theysay。Igiveyoumywordshe’sasstupidasanowlandascoarseasapig，andanyonewhoknowsanythingaboutsingingwouldseethatinaninstant。Yetshe’squiteaspopularasNecker，who’sagreatartist。HowcanIgetmuchsatisfactionoutoftheenthusiasmofahousethatlikesheratrociouslybadper—
formanceatthesametimethatitpretendstolikemine？
Iftheylikeher，thentheyoughttohissmeoffthestage。
Westandforthingsthatareirreconcilable，absolutely。
Youcan’ttrytodothingsrightandnotdespisethepeo—
plewhodothemwrong。HowcanIbeindifferent？Ifthatdoesn’tmatter，thennothingmatters。Well，some—
timesI’vecomehomeasIdidtheothernightwhenyoufirstsawme，sofullofbitternessthatitwasasifmymindwerefullofdaggers。AndI’vegonetosleepandwakenedupintheKohlers’garden，withthepigeonsandthewhiterabbits，sohappy！Andthatsavesme。\"Shesatdownonthepianobench。Archiethoughtshehadforgottenallabouthim，untilshecalledhisname。Hervoicewassoftnow，andwonderfullysweet。Itseemedtocomefromsome—
wheredeepwithinher，thereweresuchstrongvibrationsinit。\"Yousee，Dr。Archie，whatonereallystrivesforin
artisnotthesortofthingyouarelikelytofindwhenyoudropinforaperformanceattheopera。Whatonestrivesforissofaraway，sodeep，sobeautiful\"——sheliftedhershoulderswithalongbreath，foldedherhandsinherlapandsatlookingathimwitharesignationthatmadeherfacenoble，——\"thatthere’snothingonecansayaboutit，Dr。Archie。\"
Withoutknowingverywellwhatitwasallabout，Archiewaspassionatelystirredforher。\"I’vealwaysbe—
lievedinyou，Thea；alwaysbelieved，\"hemuttered。
Shesmiledandclosedhereyes。\"Theysaveme：theoldthings，thingsliketheKohlers’garden。Theyareinevery—
thingIdo。\"
\"Inwhatyousing，youmean？\"
\"Yes。Notinanydirectway，\"——shespokehurriedly，——\"thelight，thecolor，thefeeling。Mostofallthefeeling。
ItcomesinwhenI’mworkingonapart，likethesmellofagardencominginatthewindow。Itryallthenewthings，andthengobacktotheold。Perhapsmyfeelingswerestrongerthen。Achild’sattitudetowardeverythingisanartist’sattitude。Iammoreorlessofanartistnow，butthenIwasnothingelse。WhenIwentwithyoutoChicagothatfirsttime，Icarriedwithmetheessentials，thefoundationofallIdonow。ThepointtowhichIcouldgowasscratchedinmethen。Ihaven’treachedityet，byalongway。\"
Archiehadaswiftflashofmemory。Picturespassedbeforehim。\"Youmean，\"heaskedwonderingly，\"thatyouknewthenthatyouweresogifted？\"
Thealookedupathimandsmiled。\"Oh，Ididn’tknowanything！NotenoughtoaskyouformytrunkwhenI
neededit。Butyousee，whenIsetoutfromMoonstonewithyou，Ihadhadarich，romanticpast。Ihadlivedalong，eventfullife，andanartist’slife，everyhourofit。
Wagnersays，inhismostbeautifulopera，thatartisonlyawayofrememberingyouth。Andtheolderwegrowthe
morepreciousitseemstous，andthemorerichlywecanpresentthatmemory。Whenwe’vegotitallout，——thelast，thefinestthrillofit，thebrightesthopeofit，\"——sheliftedherhandaboveherheadanddroppedit，——\"thenwestop。Wedonothingbutrepeatafterthat。Thestreamhasreachedthelevelofitssource。That’sourmeasure。\"
Therewasalong，warmsilence。Theawaslookinghardatthefloor，asifshewereseeingdownthroughyearsandyears，andheroldfriendstoodwatchingherbenthead。