"What was it ?" "Made quite a curtain address at Hooley's last night.

Better look it up." Harris reached over to a table and began to look for the "Herald." "What is it ?" said the manager to Carrie, apparently noticing her for the first time.

He thought he was going to be held up for free tickets.
Carrie summoned up all her courage, which was little at best.

She realized that she was a novice, and felt as if a rebuff were certain.

Of this she was so sure that she only wished now to pretend she had called for advice.
"Can you tell me how to go about getting on the stage ?" It was the best way after all to have gone about the matter.