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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1932.

The Late Arnold Bennett's Last Long Story

"DREAM OF DESTINY"

(Copyright Strictly Reserved.)

SYNOPSIA.

UNFINISHED

MASTERPIECE

ment and inflection of Phoobe's Arnold Bennett's last

enchanted him, and it did not oc-

cur to him to ask himself why.long story was left||

* "Vory trying those last perfor-

mances must have been!" he said.unfinished, but this

"How you understand!” ́ Bald

01 readable but rather

an engaged couple side by side, Phobe, gazing at him, burning does not spoil its conding smile; the smile gave, and was almost na indecent as to put into him. "It's been a frightful|||worth about was, intended to give, the impres-husband and wife side by side. flop. Worse even than I expected

Bion that the brain behind it re-She would be Bohemian, but there it to be. You're so blase In Lon-quality; cute sapoa him we the stel of a wild basic garded mankind in general is a were bounds to her Bohemiantim, don. But it was nothing to what adds a mystery value dream he had had few niglits previor. somewhat comic, inferior pheno- Roland heard Millicent talking the next effort will be. If that strangels fearful of the fuldiment of the menon, to be gently contemplated about her plano-playing to Phobe flops too, and it will, I shall retire

Roland Lane Smith, TOUNK тил town, principally, meela a TOURK Pkosba Friar, who apcedjly "Impresas her-

La fights shy of her acquaintanceship, being

dream which ended in her death after close in its endless eccentricities and apparently she was as good as pro- from the stage and get me to a Infimer briween them. After her debut snccepted with many private reser-fessional on a piano-stool: of nannery,"

alar in Loniton, he is somehow compelled

between her attrṣetlen för bớm mail bla fear

which sha had also been invited, .

NOW CO ON WITH THE STORY

CHAPTER V.

was

and

accompany her to her fat, where he discusses VES. Whon she had nothing else course she had studied in Vienna, She smiled plaintively, appeal- the play. Afterwards he finds him to smile at she smiled at her and if she had studied in Berliningly, and in reply to his question or Brusselo told him that the next effort would but is profoundly distracted and eagerly acfined secrets of her inuer life. would have been equally of course; be The Tonement Girl," and she of the dream. He stars away for a forinlubt plate, imparting to it alone the re for Brussels, Berlin Depts a lavitation to dinner party to Her hend WAB small, but she her favourite composers were

the tenement girl. The rightly felt ontitled to call herself Schonberg, Reger, Richard Strauss handsome. Aged about thirty (as a song-writer), and Mahler; management had no play to offer: she had been amiably and enlg-she doubted whether there were to the public; but some people matically repelling admirers for any other composers worthy to be had arrived with "The Tenement At Nancy's farewell dinner years-she was made up with called composers. And Phobe Gir!" (which nobody had faith in there were seven diners and three minute attention to detail; naught seemed to ingurgitato Millicent's and which had been refused circling natty female servants. but a birth certificate could have opinions and the catalogue of hor throughout the West End),

admira-me miraculously nequired capit There would have been eight proved her to be over twenty-six. nttainments with naiva diners, bud not one. young man Roland had met her very casually tion. Then Millicent curved off, and had confronted the mana- pictures: all her painters Eer with a financial proposition failed her in the morning by teje once or twice. Seeing her close, into

jenticing him because it relieved phone: a summer chill. Naney sitting next but one to her, he be- were in Paris; ahe was acquainted him of all monetary risk. He had might have replaced him, but she came conscious of hostility to with every name. And then she

on the pro- courageously closed would not do so. Seven at table, wards her; he said to himself that turned to literature. She talked position within half an hour, with- instead an even number, she he had never cared for her. He very quickly and eagerly, but low.

but previously reading the play. name Roland heard Mr. Friar saying: reckoned as slightly and charm wondered what in God's ingly Bohemain. She would have Tommy could have found attrac-"All I ask is ordinary comfort for like most managers he was

Millicent's chief desperate fellow in a criafu. And preferred three women and four live in this affected siren who had nothing, more."

were elther in Sean- the play was to be produced and men to four women and the three matched Tommy away from his authors men; for all women, not excluding intimate crony; perhaps, he ad-dinavia or the United States. At presented in eighteen days, und herself, rejoiced to have a majority gritted, he detested her simply this point Phoebe suddenly grew the first rehearsal had taken place of men, because such an arrange because she had snatched Tommy vocal with names and titles and that morning. No surcense. The

while

theatre must not be kept shut an Millicent. ment always gave one wotaan two away. The ways of suitors were superlatives,

"Really?", our longer than wan absolutely pariners and thus doubled her too often totally incomprehennible courteous, murmured share of attention. However, to Roland, who had never beca"Oh!" and "Quite." Roland' heard necessary..

"It's terriffe work. It must be," over Nancy could not have what one. Compare Millleent now with Mr. Frine saying: "My daughter and Roland. "But as you love she preferred every time. She Phoebe Friar. As usual, Phoebe calls it my sulking-room, but some presided in a happy glow of satis-looked just like what she was-an of my friends are good enough to "But I don't love it," said she. fnetion at the large round gleam-actress, yet not a bit like a star tell me that I've revived the craft ing table-she had brought off a actress, Phoebe's impulsive un-of frut-work and that my designs"I hate it. But I can't help doing it. Something in me pushes me marriage-engagement, and she gainly gestures, and the sudden for it are rather original." had seen the formal notice of it in variations of

voice from Friar seemed to be a little deaf, into it, like into deep water. Some The Times, and all was well. The piano to forte, and her changing and Naury addressed him very funny instinct. Only I shall be dinner was, really. to celebrate fentures, marked her with a free loudly; but his voice was clear, frantically miserable until after the engagement: but

which Cecil na'uralness

charmed loud, and firm, having none of the the first night. You see they've! Thomasson (fortunately clad with Roland, You knew what Phebe weakness of a deaf man's. Then, get me on a contract, and they utter correctness) was put on her was thinking: you never knew the fish being disposed of, a prim. must make use of me."

How sincere and artless she

her

Mr.

Roland heard Mr. Friar saying: "My theory is that every woman

left; next to him Mrs. Friar, a what tall Mificent Redcorn was stift girl, in an elegant uniform grey haired still very pretty wo-thinking, save that her thoughts invented by Nancy herself, went was man with smiling, kindly, placat- were graciously supercilious, swiftly round the table with cham- ory features; in a rich frock: Nancy was holding both Mr. Friar pagne. next to Mrs. Friar, Roland Smith; and Tommy. Roland therefore "Thla party is terrible!" thought who isn't a house-mistress or too and next to him Phwebe. On was talking to the sweel Mrs. Roland as he attentively listened old pught to work; but she ought Nancy's right But Mr. Friar. Friar (whose quiet conversation to the pleasant naivetes of Mre, to choose her work for herself."

"I can see something in that," whose large, bland, clean-shaven was her husband and her daught-Friar. But at the same moment Roland reflected. "He isn't such face was mainly inscrutable to.jer). but he kept an eye askance the wine-girl having transposed Roland; and next to him Million both Phoebe and Millicent and the repast into a new key, Nancy (Continued on Page 11.) cent Redcorn, who had Phebe on listened to what they said. Tommy spoke to both Tommy and Mrs. her right. No need to atvertise also kent an ardent eye on Milli Friar together; the watchful Mil- the fact that Millicent Redcorn (cent. Tommy indeed considered leent gave her eyes and her un- was an Honourable; she carried that he ought to have been placed wearying smile to the old gentle- her honourableness in her ea next to hia Millicent. Nancy's man; and Roland had Phobe to riage, her mien, and her dark face view an that point differed from himself, and in an instant he was move- set in a perpetual, faintly coudes his. She considered that to put intensively happy. Every

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