withwhomshelivedatNottingHill，whowrotechildren’sbooksandwho，itappeared，hadoncewrittenaChristmaspantomime。Itwasquiteanartistichome——notonthescaleofMrs。Alsager’s（tocomparethesmallestthingswiththegreatest！）butintenselyrefinedandhonourable。WayworthwentsofarastohintthatitwouldberatherniceandhumanonMrs。Alsager’sparttogothere——theywouldtakeitsokindlyifsheshouldcallonthem。Shehadactedsooftenonhishintsthathehadformedapleasanthabitofexpectingit：itmadehimfeelsowiselyresponsibleaboutgivingthem。Butthisoneappearedtofalltotheground，sothatheletthesubjectdrop。
Mrs。Alsager，however，wentyetoncemoretothe\"Legitimate，\"ashefoundbyhersayingtohimabruptly，onthemorrow：\"Oh，she’llbeverygood——she’llbeverygood。\"Whentheysaid\"she，\"inthesedays，theyalwaysmeantVioletGrey，thoughtheypretended，forthemostpart，thattheymeantNonaVincent。
\"Ohyes，\"Wayworthassented，\"shewantssoto！\"
Mrs。Alsagerwassilentamoment；thensheasked，alittleinconsequently，asifshehadcomebackfromareverie：\"DoesshewanttoVERYmuch？\"
\"Tremendously——anditappearsshehasbeenfascinatedbythepartfromthefirst。\"