There was a pause, and then Kendal walked energetically up to his friend and laid his hand on his shoulder.
'You oughtn't to let her have that play, Wallace; I'm quite clear on that.

You know how much I like her.

She's all you say, and more; but art is art, and acting is acting.

I, at any rate, take these things seriously, and you do too.

We rejoice in it for her sake; but, after all, when one comes to think of it, this popularity of hers is enough to make one despair.