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The notion exhilarated her, and for a moment or two she savoured it with satisfaction. Her brain seemed miraculously lucid.

"Roger says we don't exist. Why, it's only we who do exist. They are the shadows and we give them substance. We are the symbols of all this confused, aimless struggling that they call life, and it's only the symbol which is real. They say acting is only make-believe. That make-believe is the only reality."

Thus Julia out of her own head framed anew the platonic theory of ideas. It filled her with exultation. She felt a sudden wave of friendliness for that immense anonymous public, who had being only to give her opportunity to express herself. Aloof on her mountain top she considered the innumerable activities of men. She had a wonderful sense of freedom from all earthly ties, and it was such an ecstasy that nothing in comparison with it had any value. She felt like a spirit in heaven.

The head waiter came up to her with an ingratiating smile.

"Everything all right, Miss Lambert?"

"Lovely. You know, it's strange how people differ. Mrs. Siddons was a rare one for chops; I'm not a bit like her in that; I'm a rare one for steaks."

Commentary

P. 4. Chippendale- elegant style of furniture of the 18th century

Nemo me impune lacessit (bat.)- Nobody can offend me without impunity

p. 5.Homburg- man's hat with curled brim

p. 12.K.C.- King's Councel (lawyer's title)

P. 15.beaute du diable- devilish beauty

P. 16.laudable- praiseworthy

P. 24.indiarubber -(here) smooth

P. 25.before you could say knife -very quickly, in a moment

P. 27.paragrapher- (here) newspaper observer

P. 39. stucco - (here) covered with plaster or cement

P. 42.footman- liveried servant for attending at door or table

P. 43. pop - bubbling alcoholic drink

P. 47. popup- drop in for a moment

P. 50.ninepins- kind of skittles

P. 57. bob - small coin of five pence

Tight-wad- pack of banknotes

P. 59. caretwo straws- care only a little

P. 60.ortfan-grinder- player of mechanical organ

P. 62.G.H.Q.- General Headquarters

P. 69.notoriety- unfavourable fame

P. 71. - see page 4

P. 72.Vous Vavez voulu, Gerges Dandin (Fr.)- You wanted this, Georges Dandin.

P. 74. Lorlumme (coll.)- Lord, love me

P. 75.bagful of -lot of

Lay on smth. with trowel- exaggerate smth.

P. 77.dud- (here) failure

Into the bargain- in addition to

P. 78.take smb. down a peg or two- humiliate smb.

P. 80.whack- (here) share

P. 83.blue as the devil- very gloomy

P. 94.crumpet- flat soft cake eaten with butter

P. 98.loquatious -talkative

P. 105.videlicet (hat.) -taking into account

P. 117.musty -stale (not fresh)

Chemin de fer (Fr.)- railway, (here) game in casino

P. 122.get back with the milk -(here) come back the next morning

P. 126.fluff -light soft substance

P. 128.backgammon- game played on double board with pieces moved according to throw of dice