The worm does not easily realize the life of the fly, and Kate did not understand. The rapidly stated facts bewildered her, and she could only say, in answer to his again repeated question: 'Oh, I should like it so much, but it is impossible; if my mother-in-law heard of it I don't know what she would say.' 'Well, then, come to-night; but no, confound it! I shall be busy all to-night. Hayes, our acting manager, has been drunk for the last three days; he can't even make up the returns. No, no; you must come to-morrow night. Come with Hender; she's one of the dressers. I'll make that all right; you can tell her so from me. Will you promise to come?' 'I should like it so much; but what excuse can I give for being out till half-past ten at night?' 'You needn't stay till then; you can leave before the piece is half over. Say you went out for a walk.' The most ingenious and complete fiction that Mr. Lennox's inventive brain might have worked out would not have appeased Kate's fears so completely as the simple suggestion of a walk, and her face lit up with a glow of intelligence as she remembered how successfully she had herself made use of the same excuse. 'Then you'll come?' he said, taking her look for an answer. 'I'll try,' she replied, still hesitating. 'Then that's all right,' he murmured, pressing two or three pieces of paper into her hands. 'I've been thinking of you a great deal.' Kate smiled slowly, and a slight flush for a moment illuminated the pale olive complexion. 'I dreamt that we were going up to London together, and that your head was lying on my shoulder, and it was so nice and pleasant, and when I woke up I was disappointed.' Kate shivered a little, and drew back as if afraid; and in the pause which ensued Mr. Lennox remembered an appointment. 'I must be off now,' he said, 'there's no help for it; but you won't disappoint me, will you? The doors open at half-past six. If you're there early I may be able to see you before the piece begins.' And with a grand lift of the hat the actor hurried away, leaving Kate to examine the three pieces of paper he had given her.