"So you're Spennie's friend," said Mr. Wesson, "the man who's going to show us all how to act, what?"
"I believe there is some idea of my being a 'confused noise without', or something."
"Haven't they asked you to play Lord Algernon?" inquired Wesson, with more animation than he usually allowed himself to exhibit.
"Who is Lord Algernon?"
"Only a character in the piece we are acting."
"What does he do?"
"He talks to me most of the time," said Molly.
"Then," said Jimmy decidedly, "I seem to see myself making a big hit."
"It's a long part if you aren't used to that sort of thing," said
Wesson.
He had hoped that the part with its wealth of opportunity would have fallen to himself.