. The light of the star; a novel. d whenhe found he couldnt he pulled his could write, Ill admit that, but he wouldntwrite what people wanted to hear. He wastoo badly stuck on his own genius. Helen went to her task at the theatre with-out heart, though she pretended to a greaterenthusiasm than ever. But each time sheentered upon the second act of the play amysterious and solacing pleasure came to her. 205 THE LIGHT OF THE STAR She enjoyed the words with which Enid ques-tions the Hfe of her richest and most powerfulsuitor. The mingled shrewdness, simplicity,and sweetness of this scen
. The light of the star; a novel. d whenhe found he couldnt he pulled his could write, Ill admit that, but he wouldntwrite what people wanted to hear. He wastoo badly stuck on his own genius. Helen went to her task at the theatre with-out heart, though she pretended to a greaterenthusiasm than ever. But each time sheentered upon the second act of the play amysterious and solacing pleasure came to her. 205 THE LIGHT OF THE STAR She enjoyed the words with which Enid ques-tions the Hfe of her richest and most powerfulsuitor. The mingled shrewdness, simplicity,and sweetness of this scene always filled herwith a new sense of Douglasss power of div-ination. Indeed, she closed the play eachnight with a sense of being more deeply in-debted to him as well as a feeling of havingbeen near him. Once she saw a face strange-ly like his in the upper gallery, and the bloodtingled round her heart, and she played theremainder of the act with mind distraught. Can it be possible that he is still in the city ?she asked
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