Again he went over the scene, and again he hated her.
The next day there was a new aloofness about him.

Clara was very gentle, almost loving.

But he treated her distantly, with a touch of contempt.
She sighed, continuing to be gentle.

He came round.
One evening of that week Sarah Bernhardt was at the Theatre Royal in Nottingham, giving "La Dame aux Camelias".

Paul wanted to see this old and famous actress, and he asked Clara to accompany him.