himself,
and
proceeded
to visions
of
condescensions
on her
part which
were
exceedingly
flattering
to
himself.
One of the
principal
comedy
companies
of the day
was
playing an
engagement
at the
Grand
Opera
House.
Here
Carrie
asked to
see the
manager of
the
company.
She little
knew the
trivial
authority
of this
individual,
or that
had there
been a
vacancy an
actor
would have
been sent
on from
New York
to fill
it. “His
office is
