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1、THEAMAZINGINTERLUDETHEAMAZINGINTERLUDEbyMaryRobertsRinehartTHEAMAZINGINTERLUDECHAPTERIThestageonwhichweplayourlittledramasoflifeandlovehasformostofusbutonesetting.Itisfurnishedoutwithapproximatelythesamethings.Characterscome,moveaboutandmaketheirfinalexitsthroughlong-fa
2、miliardoors.Andthebackdropremainsapproximatelythesamefrombeginningtoend.Palaceorhovel,forestorsea,itisthebackgroundforthemovingfiguresoftheplay.SoSaraLeeKennedyhadabackdropthathadeveryappearanceofpermanency.ThegreatScenePainterapparentlyintendedthatthereshouldbenochange
3、ofsetforher.SaraLeeherselfcertainlyexpectednone.Butnowandthenamazingthingsaredoneonthisgreatstageofours:lightsgodown;thebackdrop,whichhadgiventheillusionofsolidity,revealsitselftransparent.Asortoffairylandtransformationtakesplace.Beyondtheoncesolidwallstrangefiguresmove
4、on-anewmiseenscene,withtheoldblottedoutindarkness.Thelady,whomweleftknittingbythefire,becomesafairy-SaraLeebecameafairy,ofasort-andmeetstheprince.Adventure,too;andlove,ofcourse.Andthenthelightsgoout,anditisthesameoldbackdropagain,andtheladyisbackbythefire-butwithamemory
5、.ThisisthestoryofSaraLeeKennedy'smemory-andofsomethingmore.TheearlydaysofthegreatwarsawSaraLeeplayingherpartinthesettingofacityinPennsylvania.Anuglycity,butawealthyone.ItisonlyfairtoSaraLeetosaythatshesharedinneitherquality.Shewasfarfromugly,andvery,veryfarfromrich.Sheh
6、adstartedherpartwithafullstage,tocarryonthefigure,butonebyonetheyhadgoneawayintothewingsandhadnotcomeback.Atnineteenshewasaloneknittingbythefire,withnoideawhateverthatthebackdropwasofpaintednet,andthatbeyondit,waitingforitsmoment,wastheforestofadventure.Astrangeforest,t
7、oo-onethatSaraLeewouldnothaverecognisedasaforest.Andaprinceofcourse-butaprinceasstrangeandmysteriousastheforest.THEAMAZINGINTERLUDETheendofDecember,1914,foundSaraLeequitecontented.Ifitwasresignationratherthancontent,noonebutSaraLeeknewthedifference.Knitting,too;butnotfo
8、rsoldiers.Shewas,tobecandid,knittinganafghanagainstaninterestingeventwhichinvolvedafriendofhers.SaraLeeratherd
