New-York tribune., 1903-02-10
CHARACTERS.
Philip St. Clair, bachelor.
Barbara Cameron. Spinster.

Drawing ROOM o'clock. Pile of Ms. on table.
do you do. Mr.. St Clair? I hardly expected you
early hye r9egh @ taTev tae 1Tf aan and hea
one two things that should Ike to speak TO
you about, and which 1 think might be altered
Philip (eaning forward in his chair)-That's just
friend Let me hear your objections.
Barbara (handing tea)-ln the first place, con-
slider your heroine overdrawn-
Philfp-Yes? plays with teaspoon2 s,uo-,,,,
me If I speak pIainiy-aImost unnatural. No mod
ern girl talks In such melodramatc strain; she
Phiiip~And yet, do you know. I've heard girls
that IS gFtsk nH jTs NIKE 1ha Was she ad
dressing mothers meeting at the time or a
PhiiipsYouTe very dsagreeable. What did you
think of Julian? spent a lot OF time over nm-
Phip agide)-so she did see that? (Aloudj In
point Of fact Miss Cameron, he is taken from my
Barbara ,firmly)-In point OF fiction, Mr.; St.
Clair, you can give most people points and this IS
Philip daughs nervously)-You're too subtle alto, alto,
gether Be merciful you are sarcastic and
Tolands is sOodnemphatcaJly spIi good
Phip-Ah, she strikes you that way! -.
Barbara-1s she taken from any one or is 1t 100
PhiipNI took her from you. Gaughs at herl
Barbara-ReaIiy! Qaughs merrily) and how nice
of you! An dealized version fear
Barbara-But why-oh, why:-have you given me
FnpNot red not reda WaEm i, auburn 5T4 One
Rarbara-I see: dash of local color ,,
PbiIip-Now. tell me. why do you think Esmee
Barbara dmpatientiy)-B dear man.
lived who combined such profound philosophy and
such touching innocence? You've made her sort
OF phiip rather neftedoh indeed What else?
BaPbaTa BaPbaTs iST tcheerfniiy>@oh i yes penty!
Phlip-Pray. continue! (sarcaStlcaiy)- Don
Barbara-I don't a bit. Well, Julian succ;umbs ;,1
rather easily. considering his m9rolaly IasIioioG M
which
Phiiip-You forget the circumstances. He has
repeat it-that is, of hastily). not in the
Barbara (smiies ironcally)-But he evidently can
and does in various other ways .,u,o so,,oto,v
Barbara-so have been told o,,, I,,,ar,s
at5sG Barbara"But surely you him be rather
Now, didn't you? You write so feeiingly about
Philip-Yes suppose let myself go bit in 1.-THE the
first second and third chapters You see-poor
for won't have him.
Barbara-He never asked her.
Philip-He knew it wasn't any good-she mace ace
that clear enough! tterly When mans gnTriVe h0s
well of he knows pretty we'll ola You must nm ABOUT
Julian does, ,yoI know when one writ writes: sss
sympathy with him accounts for his nfatuation
ioF PhilipYou must remember he hasn't seen
Yoande for yeassE9uite :, ten ygaTsb y3,Icb as that?
PhilipHBesides' he never had a chance with Yo-
lande. :, ,-.. soasr,t .nnIy IN
Fsmee who is very unreserved in her teellhgs.
PbiIir-TIe is OF course. attracted by hef uhfoh-
scious charm-the latent 1oetry OF her nature @ e.
barbara (scepticaly)-Do you know; you nave
thrown quite new light Esmee? what
nitv that one can't always have the author az
hand TO supply footnotes to every eharaeIeI, one
fsiIs 10 aDpreciate. Still. she is a little unreal:
philip dncautiouslyl-And yet: ike All my other
characters she is taken from life
barhara-Reay. How interesting .
EIiIjT-Yes You know Mrs. Talbot?
Rarbara Neutrality-suspicious.? All. d'you mean
the widow of an uncertain age, with well ar
ranged complezion and a rather pratty oauGhtnSf