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After a moment she added : `` A slight faintness , that is all . Mr. Waul , before the curtain rises to-night , I wish you to ascertain in what portion of the house the American minister 's box is located ; write it on a slip of paper and send it to the dressing-room by your wife . Just now I believe I have no other commissions . If I do not ring my little bell , do not disturb me until five o'clock , then bring me a cup of strong coffee . And , Mrs. Waul , please baste a double row of swan 's - down around the neck and sleeves of the white silk I shall wear to-night . Let no one disturb me ; not even the manager . '' As the husband and wife withdrew , she followed them to the door , locked it on the inside , and returned to the easy chair .