"She told you about them?"

"Well, in a general way, yes--that is, she doesn't want to marry,
and she hates the usual attitude, that a lot of college kids have
to be trotted out for her benefit!"

This having been her own exact attitude a few seconds before,
Rachael flushed a little resentfully.

"What DOES she want to do?"

Warren shaved on for a moment in silence, then with a rather
important air he said impulsively:

"Well, I'll tell you, although she told me in confidence, and of
course nothing may come of it. You won't say anything about it, of
course? She wants to go on the stage."

"Really!" said Rachael, who, for some reason she could not at this
moment define, was finding the conversation extraordinarily
distasteful.

"Yes, she's had it in mind for years," Warren pursued with
simplicity. "And she's had some good offers, too. You can see that
she's the kind of girl that would make an immediate hit, that
would get across the footlights, as it were. Of course, it all
depends upon how hard she's willing to work, but I believe she's
got a big future before her!"