Chapter 80Miss Dorset accepted the role very readily; and shortly after Miss Schmidt returned from the rectory, Mr. Rushmore arrived, and consequently another character was cast. He had the offer of Count Cassel and Anhalt and at first did not know what to choose and wanted Miss Schmidt to lead him; but when he realized the different style of the characters and who was which, and remembered that he had seen the play once in London and thought Anhalt was a very stupid guy, he soon decided on the Count. Miss Schmidt approved the decision, because the less he had to learn, the better; and although she could not empathize with his desire for the Count and Agatha to act together, she could still wait very patiently as he slowly turned the pages, hoping to discover another such scene, she took h
