The Darling Strumpet by Gillian Bagwell

Author:Gillian Bagwell [Bagwell, Gillian]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General Fiction
ISBN: 9780425238592
Publisher: Berkley
Published: 2011-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

LACY CAME TO SEE NELL DAILY, AND BY THE TIME OF THE FIRST rehearsal for A King and No King she was word perfect in her part. She was thankful that though she had several scenes with Hart, she was playing his sister and not his lover. She couldn’t bear the thought of playing one of the witty love scenes they had so enjoyed and seeing contempt and coolness in his eyes.

“Nelly! So good to see you!” Kate Corey bustled over.

“Thanks, Kate,” Nell said, hugging her. “You’re a sight for sore eyes.”

“Come sit with me,” Kate said, leading Nell to the benches around the greenroom table. “You look as nervous as you did when you walked in for your first rehearsal of Thomaso—when was it? Three years and more ago.”

Nell felt comforted to be taken under Kate’s wing, and smiled blithely at each new arrival.

“Glad you’re back, love,” said old William Cartwright, lowering his bulk onto a bench across the table from her. “You’ll be good as Panthea.” He laid his sides before him, but Nell knew he didn’t need them—Lygones was a part he’d been playing since the theaters reopened, just as Kate had been playing Arane and Hart had been playing Arbaces.

Hart was the last of the cast to arrive.

Because he doesn’t want to see me, Nell thought. He can’t stand to be in the same room with me.

The rest of the actors all suddenly seemed to be busy looking at their scripts or anywhere but at Hart as he came to the table. Get it over with, Nell thought, and lifted her head. His eyes met hers, and she saw sadness, but no hatred.

“Nell.” He nodded and then looked around the table. “Right, everyone, let’s get to work.”

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