She is as carefully guarded as though she lived in a little village, simply because she knows from babyhood all the unpleasant features of the profession and how to avoid them.

There is some chance of her becoming great, too.

Of course real stars do appear once in a while, who are too talented to be kept down.

However, the really great ones are few and far between.

When I compare my life before I came here with the good times I have had since I met you girls, I hate the very idea of the stage.
"Only," she concluded with a shame-faced air, "there are times when the desire to act is irresistible, and it did make my heart beat a little bit faster when I heard about the play." "You dear little mouse," said Grace, putting her arm around Anne.