You have to be a favorite of the manager's, for some reason or other, or you never get your chance unless you are unusually lucky." "I don't know much about theatres," he admitted.

"I am afraid I am rather a stupid person.

When I can get away from work I go into the country and play cricket or golf, or anything that's going.
When I am up in town, I am generally content with looking up a few friends, or playing bridge at the club.

I never have been a theatre-goer.
"I wonder," she asked, as they seated themselves at a small round table in the restaurant which he had chosen,--"I wonder why every now and then you look so serious." "I didn't know that I did," he answered.

"We've had thundering hard times lately in business, though.