The professional, whose name was Patton, had little to recommend him outside of his assurance, but this at the present moment was most palpably needed.

Mrs.Morgan, as Pearl, was stiff with fright.

Mrs.Hoagland was husky in the throat.

The whole company was so weak-kneed that the lines were merely spoken, and nothing more.

It took all the hope and uncritical good-nature of the audience to keep from manifesting pity by that unrest which is the agony of failure.
Hurstwood was perfectly indifferent.