Suddenly she appears at the rear of the stage dressed for her part in Elizabethan costume.

She is greeted with loud applause, and she stands a moment, waiting for silence.

The lights have been turned down and I cannot see her face distinctly.

Before the last ripple of applause is quieted, she advances down the centre of the stage and begins to speak her lines.

That voice! What is there in it that thrills me so strangely?
When she ceases speaking she is standing almost within reach of my hand.