Then she began to ask the names of the players. I
told her that 'Macheath'--he's the highwayman hero, you know--was played
by Clive Hammond; that my Peter was 'Robin of Bagshot', that Johnny
Drake was another highwayman, 'Mat of the Mint', that Tracey Miles
played the jailor, 'Lockit'--"
"Did she show more interest in one name than another?"
"Yes. When I pointed out Judge Marshall as 'Peachum', the fence, she
cried out suddenly: 'Why, I know him! I met him once on a party.... Is
he really a _judge_?' and she laughed as if she knew something very
funny about Hugo--as no doubt she did. He was an inveterate
'lady-killer' before his marriage, as you may have heard."
"Do you think her first excitement was over seeing Judge Marshall among
the players?" Dundee asked.
"No," Lois answered, after considering a moment. "I'm sure she didn't
notice him until I pointed him out. The face in this group that seemed
to interest her most was Flora Miles'. Flora played the part of 'Lucy
Lockit', the jailor's daughter, and Karen Marshall the other feminine
lead, 'Polly Peachum', you know. But it was Flora's picture she lingered
over, so I showed her this picture," and Lois Dunlap reached for the
portrait of Flora Miles, unexpectedly beautiful in the eighteenth
century costume--tight bodice and billowing skirts.
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