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They had moved the pieces as if it were some sober game, and now Mariana was in her own little house, warming it to take out the winter chill, and treating it with a tender haste, as if she had somehow done it wrong, and Lizzie Ann had gone to Cap'n Hanscom's.
But that night when the spring wind was still moving and she stood on Cap'n Hanscom's doorstone and looked at the dark lilac buds at her hand, the tears came, and the cap'n, bearing in his last armful of wood for the night, saw them and was undone. He went in speechlessly and piled the wood with absent care. He stood a moment in thought, and then he called her. "Mariana, you come here."
Shortly after the outraged rehearsal had been resumed, she unfortunately uttered a loud, dry sob, startlingly irrelevant to the matter in hand. It came during the revelation of "Roderick Hanscom's" secret, and Potter stopped instantly. "Who did that?" "Miss Lyston, sir," Packer responded loyally, such matters being part of his duty. The star turned to face the agitated criminal.
"But a critic aren't critics in the bus " "No. They aren't theatrical people," said Tinker dryly. "They're writers." "But some of them must have studied from the inside," Canby urged, feeling that "Roderick Hanscom's" chances were getting slighter and slighter. "Some of them must have either been managers for a while, or actors or had plays pro " "No," said Tinker.
Burns and Motley, of Hanscom's Corps, advanced upon the enemy and assaulted him with very great energy. Walworth now assaulted where he was directed. The contest was a desperate one. The smoke rose through the woods like a dense cloud.
The remainder of Hanscom's Corps was ordered up and went into action, having no time for protecting themselves. Several desperate assaults were made by Hanscom and Geddis, but the enemy, having the cover of the chaparral, were able to inflict great damage on our forces.
Some movement of the enemy delayed the assault, and about 1 o'clock the enemy pressed forward to attack, which they did with great vigor. They were repulsed with great loss and fell back in confusion. They reformed and came forward again. The contest now became fierce and even terrific. They made their way close up to Hanscom's front and delivered their fire in the very faces of our men.
Instead of Roderick Hanscom's being a man that people dislike for his conceit and selfishness he's got him absolutely turned round. I oughtn't to allow it but everything's so different from what I thought it would be! He doesn't seem to know I'm here. I came prepared to read the play to the company; I thought he'd want me to." "Oh, no," said Tinker. "He never does that." "Why not?"
Sherlin was now engaged with Seward's cavalry, near the Todd House, in a terrible contest, The firing and shouting could be heard by Hanscom's troops. Sherlin was victorious and Seward retreated. "Up to this time Longpath had not taken the position assigned him, but now moved rapidly against Hanscom's left. The contest was renewed.
Let us rise, if you please, to give him befitting greeting." "What what!" gasped Canby. "Sh!" Tinker whispered. "But all I wrote for her to say, when Roderick Hanscom's name is mentioned, was 'I don't think I like him. My God!" "Sh!" "The Honourable Robert Hanscom!" shouted Packer, in a ringing voice as a stage-servant, or herald. "It gives him an entrance, you see," murmured Tinker.
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