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The "Campanella" theatrical company had seen the curtains go down over a brilliant success. But the audience were not so spellbound as to have no thoughts of supper, and a steady stream of passengers flowed into the dining-room. Here and there an actor in some grotesque costume stood out conspicuously in the little black and white crowd.
"If we stay to change, it is manifest that we shall get no supper," Sara Vesta laughed as she passed Lyn. "So much for the gratitude of those we have amused."