It became necessary to start all over again.
"'Terrible days, do you say, Aimeri....'"
And so they proceeded, without troubling to understand, but careful to regulate their movements, as if studying the figures of a dance.
"In the interests of the play, we shall have to make some cuts," said Pradel to the dismayed author.
And Delage continued:
"'Do not blame me, Cécile: I felt for you a friendship dating from childhood, one of those fraternal friendships which impart to the love which springs from them a disquieting appearance of incest.'"
"Incest," shouted Pradel. "You cannot let the word 'incest' remain, Monsieur Constantin Marc. The public has susceptibilities of which you have no idea. Moreover, the order of the two speeches which follow must be transposed. The optics of the stage require it."
The rehearsal was interrupted. Romilly caught sight of Durville who, in a recess, was telling racy stories.
"Durville, you can go. The second act will not be rehearsed to-day."