At the moment, the people in the audience happened to be laughing; and she forced a smile and then laughed with them.
Out of the corner of his eye Sam could not help seeing her profile exposed pitilessly in the glow of the foot-lights; saw her lips tremble like those of a child about to cry; and then saw the forced, hard smile--and heard her laugh lightly and mechanically.
"That's all she cares." he told himself.
It seemed to him that in all he heard of her, in everything she did, she kept robbing him still further of all that was dear to him in Sister Anne.
For five minutes, conscious of the foot-lights, Miss Flagg maintained upon her lovely face a fixed and intent expression, and then slowly and unobtrusively drew back to a seat in the rear of the box.

In the' darkest recesses she found Holworthy, shut off from a view of the stage by a barrier of women's hats.
"Your friend Mr.Ward," she began abruptly, in a whisper, "is the rudest, most ill-bred person I ever met.

When I talked to him the other day I thought he was nice.

He was nice, But he has behaved abominably--like a boor--like a sulky child.

Has he no sense of humor?
Because I played a joke on him, is that any reason why he should hurt me ?" "Hurt you ?" exclaimed little Holworthy in amazement.