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public, and made cood her claim o rank amongst the greatest actresses

our country has given us. awline, Lortra, Desdemona, Lady

Macheth, and many more ; how well we know them all!

Miss Terry well remembered (hat memorable night of December ~oth, 1378,

“Vou ask me if T know what Frow nervousness means,” she o sad | “Why, T am so high-strung at the Lyccum, on a hirst night, that af 1

realized that there was an audicrce m fi(mt staring at me, [ should v off and e

down at Winchelsea in two two's |1 oshall never foreet my first appearance - at the Lvceum as Oplelra. Dear old Mrs. Rum-

ball - vou remember meeting her at B arkston Gardens? - was waiting for me inmy dress- ing-room. [ fimish - my part at the end of the fourth act T couldn't wait to sce the fifth. 1 rushed upstairs G my room and threw myself into her arms.

o Tve failed s Dve failed T ceried; despaar.

““No, no!’

“put I have 1 have. Come along and

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Ophclia dvess, with a big cloak thrown arotnd me, and drove up and down the Fanbankment a dozen times bofore | dared o home.

= And when vou saw the the morning, how did you fec! asked,

And as Punch, the terrier, came rush- ng down the path towards 1ts nstress, Gooreply toomy question told evervehing,

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She simply answered —and with - all her

heart = Very happy.”

“Dead! Dead, sir! Dead hittle doggay. Why won't vou dic? T really think this dow s as mad as o hatter, I he doesn't alter, 1 shall certainly call him “The Hatter.” Die doggy, die t”

Punch did die eventually. e side, with his legs as stiff as mahogany table. Then at the

lay on his those ol a words “One

two Mee!” cquivalent to the tolling of the hell up he jumped, fully decided that iowas downright ridiculous to die when he

could live and be happy at Winchelsea.

Then tea was brought out, and over a refreshing cup, accompanted by delhicious

bread and bhutter and sultana cake real sul-