From her reticule Mrs. Sixsmith took a small note-book and made an entry therein.

“... The divine Shakespeare!” she sighed.

“I mean to make a hit with him.”

“Listen to me.”

“Well?”

“My advice to you is, hire a playhouse—the Cobbler’s End, for example—for three round months at a reasonable rent, with a right, should you wish, to sub-let.”

“It’s so far off.”

“Define ‘far off.’”

“Blackfriars Bridge.”

“I’ve no doubt by paying a fortune you could find a more central position if you care to wait. The Bolivar Theatre, possibly——; or the Cone.... At the Cone, there’s a joy-plank from the auditorium to the stage, so that, should you want to ever, you can come right out into the stalls.”