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A dialogue
between two clowns began, and the Gadfly
seemed to wake out of a dream.
"Shall we go?" he asked; "or would you like
to see more?"
"I would rather go."
They left the tent, and walked across the dark
green to the river. For a few moments neither
spoke.
"What did you think of the show?" the Gadfly
asked presently.
"I thought it rather a dreary business; and
part of it seemed to me positively unpleasant."
"Which part?"
"Well, all those grimaces and contortions.
They are simply ugly; there is nothing clever
about them."
"Do you mean the hunchback's performance?"
Remembering his peculiar sensitiveness on the
subject of his own physical defects, she had
avoided mentioning this particular bit of the
entertainment; but now that he had touched upon
the subject himself, she answered: "Yes; I did
not like that part at all."
"That was the part the people enjoyed most."
"I dare say; and that is just the worst thing
about it."
"Because it was inartistic?"
"N-no; it was all inartistic.


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