"Very original!" he said. "Opens powerfully. But I don't think we can judge of it yet. It's going remarkably well."
"Wonderfully!" said Mrs. Shiffney.
Charmian turned quickly toward her. It was Adelaide's verdict that she wanted, not Jonson Ramer's.
"Enid Mardon's perfect," continued Mrs. Shiffney. "She will make a sensation. And the mise-en-scène is really exquisite, not overloaded. Crayford has evidently learnt something from Berlin."
"How malicious Adelaide is!" thought Charmian. "She won't speak of the music simply because she knows I only care about that."
She talked for a little while, sufficiently mistress of herself to charm Jonson Ramer. Then she got up.
"I must run away. I have so many people to see and encourage."
Her gay voice indicated that she needed no encouragement, that she was quite sure of success.
"We shall see you at the end?" said Mrs. Shiffney.
"But will you stay? It may be six o'clock in the morning," said Charmian.