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第5章 战烛灭天（2）

　　"Our lease expires when?" asked Hurstwood, thinking. "NextFebruary, isn't it?"

　　She shook it off and ate. She forgot, in part, and was merry.When it came to the after-theatre proposition, however, she shookher head.

　　"You wouldn't care, if you had," she returned.

　　"I don't blame these fellers for striking," said one. "They'vegot the right of it, all right, but I had to get something todo."

　　"Very good," interrupted the director, nodding his headsignificantly.

　　Hurstwood arose.

　　"Eh, eh, eh!" yelled another, the carriage having long sincepassed out of hearing.

　　"You've been crying," he said.

　　"And yet, she can be very happy with him," went on the littleactress. "Her sunny temper, her joyous face will brighten anyhome."