"
She did not attempt to make room for Lemoyne. She was glad
to have no need to do so; Lemoyne was deeply engrossed
otherwise--"Annabella" and her "antics" were almost ready for the
public eye. The first of May would see the performance, and the
numerous rehearsals were exacting, whether as regarded the
effort demanded or the time. Every spare hour was going into
them, as well as many an hour that could hardly be spared. Lemoyne,
who had been cast originally for a minor female part,
now found himself transferred, through the failure of a principal,
to a more important one. For him, then, rehearsals were
more exigent than ever. He cut his Psychology once or twice,
nor could he succeed, during office hours, in keeping his mind
on office-routine. His superiors became impatient and then
protestant. The annual spring dislocation of ordered student life
was indeed a regular feature of the year's last term; yet to push
indulgence as far as Arthur Lemoyne was pushing it----!
Cope was concerned; then worried. "Arthur," he said, "be
reasonable about this. You've got real work to do, remember."
But Lemoyne's real work was in the musical comedy.
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