"Lucy is happy, virtuous, and independent English Private Tuition , why can't I be so too ifI have any talent? It isn't exactly what I should choose, but anything honest is better than idleness. I'll try it any way, and get alittle fun, even if I don't make much money or glory out of it."So Christie held to her resolution in spite of many secretmisgivings, and followed Mrs. Black's advice on all points with adocility  to predict that she wouldbe a star before she knew where she was.
 
　　"Is this the stage? How dusty and dull it is by daylight!" saidChristie next day, as she stood by Lucy on the very spot where shehad seen Hamlet die in great anguish two nights before.
 
　　"Bless you, child, it's in curl-papers now 4D Ultra V Lift , as I am of a morning.
 
　　Mr. Sharp, here's an Amazon for you."As she spoke, Lucy hurried across the stage, followed by Christie,wearing any thing but an Amazonian expression just then.
 
　　"Ever on before?" abruptly asked, a keen-faced, little man, glancingwith an experienced eye at the young person who stood before himbathed in blushes.
 
　　"No, sir.""Do you sing?""A little, sir.""Dance, of course?""Yes, sir.""Just take a turn across the stage, will you? Must walk well to leada march."As she went, Christie heard Mr. Sharp taking notes audibly:
 
　　"Good tread; capital figure; fine eye. She'll make up well, andbehave herself, I fancy."A strong desire to make off seized the girl; but, remembering thatshe had presented herself for inspection, she controlled theimpulse, and returned to him with no demonstration of displeasure ZMOT,but a little more fire in "the fine eye," and a more erect carriageof the "capital figure.""All right, my dear. Give your name to Mr. Tripp, and your mind tothe business, and consider yourself engaged,"--with whichsatisfactory remark the little man vanished like a ghost.