Cyrillaheldupthepaper。``Thistellshowshebecameoneofthesurestandmostpowerfuldramaticsopranosthateverlived。’’
``Shemusthavebeenadullpersontohavebeenabletoleadthekindoflifethat’sdescribedthere，’’saidMildred。
``Onlytwokindsofpersonscoulddoit，’’repliedCyrilla——``adullperson——aplodder——andagenius。
Middlingpeople——they’rethekindthatfilltheworld，they’reyouandI，mydear——middlingpeoplehavetofusswiththetriflesthatmustbesacrificedifoneistodoanythingbig。Youcallthosetriflesyourfreedom，butthey’reyourslavery。AndbysacrificingthemtheLuciaRivisbuytheirfreedom。’’Cyrillalookedatthepaperwithaheavysigh。``Ah，IwishIhadseenthiswhenIwasyourage。Now，it’stoolate。’’
SaidMildred：``Wouldyouseriouslyadvisemetotrythat？’’