Miles Franklin

Name: My Brilliant Career — Chapter XI
Author: Miles Franklin

My Brilliant Career — Chapter XI (1901)

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“My Brilliant Career — Chapter XI”, published in 1901, is a work by Miles Franklin. It explores elements such as Sybylla, actress and stage.

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Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career — Chapter XI (1901)

“ I said brusquely, and made my exit.
"Mr Hawden wants you, Sybylla," called aunt Helen. "See what he wants and let him get away to his work, or your grannie will be vexed to see him loitering about all the morning."
"Miss Sybylla," he began, when we were left alone, I want to apologize to you. I had no right to plague you, but it all comes of the way I love you. A fellow gets jealous at the least little thing, you know." ”

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Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career — Chapter XI (1901)

“ Part of the old Caddagat house was built of slabs, and one of the wooden walls ran along the veranda side of the drawing-room, so the songs aunt Helen and Everard Grey were trying to the piano came as a sweet accompaniment to my congenial task.
Presently they left off singing and commenced talking. Under the same circumstances a heroine of a story would have slipped away; or, if that were impossible without discovery, she would have put her fingers in her ears, and would have been in a terrible state of agitation lest she should hear something not intended for her. ”

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Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career — Chapter XI (1901)

“ Grannie had not come home till after twelve, but was looking as brisk as usual.
"Come, Sybylla, I suppose this comes of sitting up too late, as I was not here to hunt you to bed. You are always very lively at night, but it's a different tune in the morning," she said, when giving me the usual morning hug. ”

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Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career — Chapter XI (1901)

“ My word, didn't gran make a to-do this morning when I proposed to train Sybylla for the stage! Do you know that girl is simply reeking with talent; I must have her trained. I will keep bringing the idea before gran until she gets used to it. I'll work the we-should-use-the-gifts-God-has-given-us racket for all it is worth, and you might use your influence too, Helen. ”

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Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career — Chapter XI (1901)

“ Now grannie's notions re the stage were very tightly laced. All actors and actresses, from the lowest circus man up to the most glorious cantatrice, were people defiled in the sight of God, and utterly outside the pale of all respectability, when measured with her code of morals.
She turned energetically in her chair, and her keen eyes flashed with scorn and anger as she spoke.
"Go on the stage! A grand-daughter of mine! Lucy's eldest child! An actress--a vile, low, brazen hussy! Use the gifts God has given her with which to do good in showing off to a crowd of vile bad men! ”

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Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career — Chapter XI (1901)

“ There are, of course, low people on the stage, as there are in all walks of life. I grant you that; but if people are good they can be good on the stage as well as anywhere else. On account of a little prejudice it would be a sin to rob Sybylla of the brilliant career she might have. ”

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Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career — Chapter XI (1901)

“ I was always desirous of enjoying the company of society people who were well bred and lived according to etiquette, and possessed of leisure and culture sufficient to fill their minds with something more than the price of farm produce and a hard struggle for existence. ”

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Miles Franklin, My Brilliant Career — Chapter XI (1901)

“ All they think of is gadding about and being fast, and ruining themselves body and soul. And the men are as bad to encourage them," looking severely at Everard.
"There is a great deal of truth in what you say, gran, I admit. You can apply it to many of our girls, I am sorry to confess, but Sybylla could not be brought under that classification. You must look at her in a different way. If--"
"I look at her as the child of respectable people, and will not have the stage mentioned in connection with her." Here Grannie thumped her fist down on the table and there was silence, complete, profound. ”

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