" She tried to hide her mortification under a somewhat
quivering jauntiness, but Mr. Flanders went rudely to the bottom of
the matter. She argued that she could change her name and no one would
be the wiser. She would positively refuse to appear in tights. Then
came the episode. Mr. Flanders flew into a scornful rage. He said a
great many things that he was afterwards ashamed to recall. Among
other things, he said he'd be hanged if he'd marry a chorus-girl; as
for tights, she wouldn't have any choice in the matter, once the
manager set his mind to it. She had not been in love with him long
enough to submit to bullying, so she sent him about his business.
Moreover, she coldly informed him that their engagement was over and
that she never wanted to see his face again.
Inasmuch as it would be quite impossible to remain in the same
boarding-house without seeing his face once in a while, she moved out
the very next day.
The "road" was not what she had expected, nor was the life of a
chorus-girl as simple as it had seemed from her virtuous point of
view.
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