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The Nether World

CHAPTER XXIII
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deep regret, but confidence in the friendly feeling of audience on this last evening.' They growled, but in the end applauded the actor-manager, who had succeeded in delicately hinting that, after all, the great attraction was still present in his own person.

The play went very much as usual, but those behind the scenes were not allowed to forget that Mr.Peel was in a furious temper: the ladies noticed with satisfaction that more than once he glared ominously at Miss Danver, who naturally could not aid him to make his 'points' as Miss Walcott had accustomed herself to do.


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