But it was arrested by Conolly, on whom she looked with perceptible surprise and dismay.

Lind, puzzled, turned toward his companion, and found him smiling maliciously at Mademoiselle Lalage, who recovered her vivacity with an effort, and continued her part with more nervousness than he had ever seen her display before.
Shortly before the curtain fell, they left the theatre, and re-entered it by the stage door.
"Queer place, isnt it ?" said Lind.
Conolly nodded, but went forward like one well accustomed to the dingy labyrinth of old-fashioned stages.

Presently they came upon Lalage.

She was much heated by her exertions, thickly painted, and very angry.
"Well ?" she said quarrelsomely.
Marmaduke, perceiving that her challenge was not addressed to him, but to Conolly, looked from one to the other, mystified.
"I have come to see you act at last," said Conolly.
"You might have told me you were coming.

I could have got you a stall, although I suppose you would have preferred to throw away your money like a fool." "I must admit, my dear," said Conolly, "that I could have spent it to much greater advantage." "Indeed! and you!" she said, turning to Lind, whose deepening color betrayed his growing mortification: "what is the matter with _you_ ?" "I have played a trick on your friend," said Conolly.