第13章

She’lleithergetwarped，orwitherupbeforehertime。IfitwillmakeyouandMrs。Kronborgfeelanyeasier，I’llbegladtotakeTheatoChicagoandseethatshegetsstartedright。ThisthroatmanIspeakofisabigfellowinhisline，andifIcangethiminterested，hemaybeabletoputherinthewayofagoodmanythings。Atanyrate，he’llknowtherightteachers。Ofcourse，sixhundreddollarswon’ttakeherveryfar，butevenhalfthewintertherewouldbeagreatadvantage。IthinkKennedysizedthesituationupexactly。"

"Perhaps；Idon’tdoubtit。Youareverykind，Dr。

Archie。"Mr。Kronborgwasornamentinghisdesk—blotterwithhieroglyphics。"IshouldthinkDenvermightbebetter。Therewecouldwatchoverher。Sheisveryyoung。"

Dr。Archierose。"Kennedydidn’tmentionDenver。

HesaidChicago，repeatedly。Underthecircumstances，itseemstomeweoughttotrytocarryouthiswishesex—

actly，ifTheaiswilling。"

"Certainly，certainly。Theaisconscientious。Shewouldnotwasteheropportunities。"Mr。Kronborgpaused。"IfTheawereyourowndaughter，doctor，wouldyouconsenttosuchaplan，atherpresentage？"

"Imostcertainlyshould。Infact，ifsheweremydaughter，I’dhavesentherawaybeforethis。She’samostunusualchild，andshe’sonlywastingherselfhere。

Atheragesheoughttobelearning，notteaching。She’llneverlearnsoquicklyandeasilyasshewillrightnow。"

"Well，doctor，youhadbettertalkitoverwithMrs。

Kronborg。Imakeitapointtodefertoherwishesinsuchmatters。Sheunderstandsallherchildrenperfectly。I

maysaythatshehasallamother’sinsight，andmore。"

Dr。Archiesmiled。"Yes，andthensome。IfeelquiteconfidentaboutMrs。Kronborg。Weusuallyagree。Good—

morning。"

Dr。Archiesteppedoutintothehotsunshineandwalkedrapidlytowardhisoffice，withadeterminedlookonhisface。

Hefoundhiswaiting—roomfullofpatients，anditwasoneo’clockbeforehehaddismissedthelastone。Thenheshuthisdoorandtookadrinkbeforegoingovertothehotelforhislunch。Hesmiledashelockedhiscupboard。"IfeelalmostasgayasifIweregoingtogetawayforawintermyself，"hethought。

AfterwardTheacouldneverremembermuchaboutthatsummer，orhowshelivedthroughherimpatience。

ShewastosetoffwithDr。ArchieonthefifteenthofOcto—

ber，andshegavelessonsuntilthefirstofSeptember。Thenshebegantogetherclothesready，andspentwholeafter—

noonsinthevillagedressmaker’sstuffy，litteredlittlesew—

ing—room。TheaandhermothermadeatriptoDenvertobuythematerialsforherdresses。Ready—madeclothesfor

girlswerenottobehadinthosedays。MissSpencer，thedressmaker，declaredthatshecoulddohandsomelybyTheaiftheywouldonlylethercarryoutherownideas。ButMrs。

KronborgandTheafeltthatMissSpencer’smostdaringproductionsmightseemoutofplaceinChicago，sotheyrestrainedherwithafirmhand。Tillie，whoalwayshelpedMrs。Kronborgwiththefamilysewing，wasforlettingMissSpencerchallengeChicagoonThea’sperson。SinceRayKennedy’sdeath，TheahadbecomemorethaneveroneofTillie’sheroines。Tilliesworeeachofherfriendstosecrecy，and，cominghomefromchurchorleaningoverthefence，toldthemthemosttouchingstoriesaboutRay’sdevotion，andhowTheawould"nevergetoverit。"

Tillie’sconfidencesstimulatedthegeneraldiscussionofThea’sventure。Thisdiscussionwenton，uponfrontporchesandinbackyards，prettymuchallsummer。SomepeopleapprovedofThea’sgoingtoChicago，butmostpeo—

pledidnot。Therewereotherswhochangedtheirmindsaboutiteveryday。

TilliesaidshewantedTheatohaveaballdress"aboveallthings。"Sheboughtafashionbookespeciallydevotedtoeveningclothesandlookedhungrilyoverthecoloredplates，pickingoutcostumesthatwouldbebecomingto"ablonde。"ShewantedTheatohaveallthegayclothessheherselfhadalwayslongedfor；clothessheoftentoldherselfsheneeded"torecitein。"

"Tillie，"Theausedtocryimpatiently，"can’tyouseethatifMissSpencertriedtomakeoneofthosethings，she’dmakemelooklikeacircusgirl？Anyhow，Idon’tknowanybodyinChicago。Iwon’tbegoingtoparties。"

Tilliealwaysrepliedwithaknowingtossofherhead，"Yousee！You’llbeinsocietybeforeyouknowit。Thereain’tmanygirlsasaccomplishedasyou。"

OnthemorningofthefifteenthofOctobertheKronborgfamily，allofthembutGus，whocouldn’tleavethestore，startedforthestationanhourbeforetraintime。Charley

hadtakenThea’strunkandtelescopetothedepotinhisdeliverywagonearlythatmorning。Theaworehernewbluesergetraveling—dress，chosenforitsserviceablequali—

ties。Shehaddoneherhairupcarefully，andhadputapale—blueribbonaroundherthroat，underalittlelacecol—

larthatMrs。Kohlerhadcrochetedforher。Astheywentoutofthegate，Mrs。Kronborglookedheroverthought—

fully。Yes，thatblueribbonwentverywellwiththedress，andwithThea’seyes。Theahadaratherunusualtouchaboutsuchthings，shereflectedcomfortably。Tillieal—

wayssaidthatTheawas"soindifferenttodress，"buthermothernoticedthatsheusuallyputherclothesonwell。

ShefeltthemoreateaseaboutlettingTheagoawayfromhome，becauseshehadgoodsenseaboutherclothesandnevertriedtodressuptoomuch。Hercoloringwassoindividual，shewassounusuallyfair，thatinthewrongclothesshemighteasilyhavebeen"conspicuous。"

Itwasafinemorning，andthefamilysetoutfromthehouseingoodspirits。Theawasquietandcalm。Shehadforgottennothing，andsheclungtightlytoherhandbag，whichheldhertrunk—keyandallofhermoneythatwasnotinanenvelopepinnedtoherchemise。Theawalkedbehindtheothers，holdingThorbythehand，andthistimeshedidnotfeelthattheprocessionwastoolong。Thorwasuncommunicativethatmorning，andwouldonlytalkabouthowhewouldrathergetasandburinhistoeeverydaythanwearshoesandstockings。AstheypassedthecottonwoodgrovewhereTheaoftenusedtobringhiminhiscart，sheaskedhimwhowouldtakehimfornicelongwalksaftersisterwentaway。

"Oh，Icanwalkinouryard，"herepliedunapprecia—

tively。"IguessIcanmakeapondformyduck。"

Thealeaneddownandlookedintohisface。"Butyouwon’tforgetaboutsister，willyou？"Thorshookhishead。

"Andwon’tyoubegladwhensistercomesbackandcantakeyouovertoMrs。Kohler’stoseethepigeons？"

"Yes，I’llbeglad。ButI’mgoingtohaveapigeonmyownself。"

"Butyouhaven’tgotanylittlehouseforone。MaybeAxelwouldmakeyoualittlehouse。"

"Oh，hercanliveinthebarn，hercan，"Thordrawledindifferently。

Thealaughedandsqueezedhishand。Shealwayslikedhissturdymatter—of—factness。Boysoughttobelikethat，shethought。

Whentheyreachedthedepot，Mr。Kronborgpacedtheplatformsomewhatceremoniouslywithhisdaughter。Anymemberofhisflockwouldhavegatheredthathewasgiv—

inghergoodcounselaboutmeetingthetemptationsoftheworld。Hedid，indeed，begintoadmonishhernottoforgetthattalentscomefromourHeavenlyFatherandaretobeusedforhisglory，buthecuthisremarksshortandlookedathiswatch。HebelievedthatTheawasareligiousgirl，butwhenshelookedathimwiththatintent，thatpas—

sionatelyinquiringgazewhichusedtomoveevenWunsch，Mr。Kronborgsuddenlyfelthiseloquencefail。Theawaslikehermother，hereflected；youcouldn’tputmuchsentimentacrosswithher。Asausualthing，helikedgirlstobealittlemoreresponsive。Helikedthemtoblushathiscompliments；asMrs。Kronborgcandidlysaid，"Fathercouldbeverysoftwiththegirls。"Butthismorninghewasthinkingthathard—headednesswasareassuringqualityinadaughterwhowasgoingtoChicagoalone。

Mr。Kronborgbelievedthatbigcitieswereplaceswherepeoplewenttolosetheiridentityandtobewicked。Hehimself，whenhewasastudentattheSeminary——hecoughedandopenedhiswatchagain。Heknew，ofcourse，thatagreatdealofbusinesswentoninChicago，thattherewasanactiveBoardofTrade，andthathogsandcattlewereslaughteredthere。Butwhen，asayoungman，hehadstoppedoverinChicago，hehadnotinterestedhimselfinthecommercialactivitiesofthecity。Heremembereditas

aplacefullofcheapshowsanddancehallsandboysfromthecountrywhowerebehavingdisgustingly。

Dr。Archiedroveuptothestationabouttenminutesbeforethetrainwasdue。Hismantiedtheponiesandstoodholdingthedoctor’salligator—skinbag——veryelegant，Theathoughtit。Mrs。Kronborgdidnotburdenthedoctorwithwarningsandcautions。ShesaidagainthatshehopedhecouldgetTheaacomfortableplacetostay，wheretheyhadgoodbeds，andshehopedthelandladywouldbeawomanwho’dhadchildrenofherown。"Idon’tgomuchonoldmaidslookingaftergirls，"sheremarkedasshetookapinoutofherownhatandthrustitintoThea’sblueturban。"You’llbesuretoloseyourhatpinsonthetrain，Thea。It’sbettertohaveanextraoneincase。"ShetuckedinalittlecurlthathadescapedfromThea’scarefultwist。

"Don’tforgettobrushyourdressoften，andpinituptothecurtainsofyourberthto—night，soitwon’twrinkle。

Ifyougetitwet，haveatailorpressitbeforeitdraws。"

SheturnedTheaaboutbytheshouldersandlookedheroveralasttime。Yes，shelookedverywell。Shewasn’tpretty，exactly，——herfacewastoobroadandhernosewastoobig。Butshehadthatlovelyskin，andshelookedfreshandsweet。Shehadalwaysbeenasweet—smellingchild。

Hermotherhadalwayslikedtokissher，whenshehap—

penedtothinkofit。

Thetrainwhistledin，andMr。Kronborgcarriedthecanvas"telescope"intothecar。Theakissedthemallgood—bye。Tilliecried，butshewastheonlyonewhodid。

TheyallshoutedthingsupattheclosedwindowofthePull—

mancar，fromwhichThealookeddownatthemasfromaframe，herfaceglowingwithexcitement，herturbanalittletiltedinspiteofthreehatpins。Shehadalreadytakenoffhernewglovestosavethem。Mrs。Kronborgreflectedthatshewouldneverseejustthatsamepictureagain，andasThea’scarslidoffalongtherails，shewipedatearfromhereye。"Shewon’tcomebackalittlegirl，"

Mrs。Kronborgsaidtoherhusbandastheyturnedtogohome。"Anyhow，she’sbeenasweetone。"

WhiletheKronborgfamilyweretroopingslowlyhome—

ward，TheawassittinginthePullman，hertelescopeintheseatbesideher，herhandbagtightlygrippedinherfingers。

Dr。Archiehadgoneintothesmoker。Hethoughtshemightbealittletearful，andthatitwouldbekindertoleaveheraloneforawhile。Hereyesdidfillonce，whenshesawthelastofthesandhillsandrealizedthatshewasgoingtoleavethembehindforalongwhile。TheyalwaysmadeherthinkofRay，too。Shehadhadsuchgoodtimeswithhimoutthere。

But，ofcourse，itwasherselfandherownadventurethatmatteredtoher。Ifyouthdidnotmattersomuchtoitself，itwouldneverhavethehearttogoon。Theawassur—

prisedthatshedidnotfeeladeepersenseoflossatleavingheroldlifebehindher。Itseemed，onthecontrary，asshelookedoutattheyellowdesertspeedingby，thatshehadleftverylittle。Everythingthatwasessentialseemedtoberightthereinthecarwithher。Shelackednothing。Sheevenfeltmorecompactandconfidentthanusual。Shewasallthere，andsomethingelsewasthere，too，——inherheart，wasit，orunderhercheek？Anyhow，itwasabouthersomewhere，thatwarmsureness，thatsturdylittlecompanionwithwhomshesharedasecret。

WhenDr。Archiecameinfromthesmoker，shewassit—

tingstill，lookingintentlyoutofthewindowandsmiling，herlipsalittleparted，herhairinablazeofsunshine。Thedoctorthoughtshewastheprettiestthinghehadeverseen，andveryfunny，withhertelescopeandbighandbag。

Shemadehimfeeljolly，andalittlemournful，too。Heknewthatthesplendidthingsoflifearefew，afterall，andsoveryeasytomiss。

EndofPartI

PARTII

THESONGOFTHELARK

I

THEAandDr。ArchiehadbeengonefromMoonstonefourdays。OntheafternoonofthenineteenthofOcto—

bertheywereinastreet—car，ridingthroughthedepressing，unkeptwastesofNorthChicago，ontheirwaytocallupontheReverendLarsLarsen，afriendtowhomMr。Kron—

borghadwritten。TheawasstillstayingattheroomsoftheYoungWomen’sChristianAssociation，andwasmiser—

ableandhomesickthere。Thehousekeeperwatchedherinawaythatmadeheruncomfortable。Thingshadnotgoneverywell，sofar。Thenoiseandconfusionofabigcitytiredanddisheartenedher。ShehadnothadhertrunksenttotheChristianAssociationroomsbecauseshedidnotwanttodoublecartagecharges，andnowshewasrunningupabillforstorageonit。Thecontentsofhergraytele—

scopewerebecominguntidy，anditseemedimpossibletokeepone’sfaceandhandscleaninChicago。Shefeltasifshewerestillonthetrain，travelingwithoutenoughclothestokeepclean。Shewantedanothernightgown，anditdidnotoccurtoherthatshecouldbuyone。Therewereotherclothesinhertrunkthatsheneededverymuch，andsheseemednoneareraplacetostaythanwhenshearrivedintherain，onthatfirstdisillusioningmorning。

Dr。ArchiehadgoneatoncetohisfriendHartleyEvans，thethroatspecialist，andhadaskedhimtotellhimofagoodpianoteacheranddirecthimtoagoodboarding—house。

Dr。EvanssaidhecouldeasilytellhimwhowasthebestpianoteacherinChicago，butthatmoststudents’board—

ing—houseswere"abominableplaces，wheregirlsgotpoorfoodforbodyandmind。"HegaveDr。Archieseveralad—

dresses，however，andthedoctorwenttolooktheplacesover。HeleftTheainherroom，forsheseemedtiredandwasnotatalllikeherself。Hisinspectionofboarding—

houseswasnotencouraging。Theonlyplacethatseemedtohimatalldesirablewasfull，andthemistressofthehousecouldnotgiveTheaaroominwhichshecouldhaveapiano。ShesaidTheamightusethepianoinherparlor；

butwhenDr。Archiewenttolookattheparlorhefoundagirltalkingtoayoungmanononeofthecornersofas。

Learningthattheboardersreceivedalltheircallersthere，hegaveupthathouse，too，ashopeless。

SowhentheysetouttomaketheacquaintanceofMr。

Larsenontheafternoonhehadappointed，thequestionofalodgingwasstillundecided。TheSwedishReformChurchwasinasloughy，weedydistrict，nearagroupoffactories。Thechurchitselfwasaveryneatlittlebuilding。

Theparsonage，nextdoor，lookedcleanandcomfortable，andtherewasawell—keptyardaboutit，withapicketfence。Theasawseverallittlechildrenplayingunderaswing，andwonderedwhyministersalwayshadsomany。

Whentheyrangattheparsonagedoor，acapable—lookingSwedishservantgirlansweredthebellandtoldthemthatMr。Larsen’sstudywasinthechurch，andthathewaswaitingforthemthere。

Mr。Larsenreceivedthemverycordially。Thefurnitureinhisstudywassonewandthepicturesweresoheavilyframed，thatTheathoughtitlookedmorelikethewait—

ing—roomofthefashionableDenverdentisttowhomDr。

Archiehadtakenherthatsummer，thanlikeapreacher’sstudy。Therewereevenflowersinaglassvaseonthedesk。Mr。Larsenwasasmall，plumpman，withashort，yellowbeard，verywhiteteeth，andalittleturned—upnoseonwhichheworegold—rimmedeye—glasses。Helookedaboutthirty—five，buthewasgrowingbald，andhisthin，

hairwaspartedabovehisleftearandbroughtupoverthebarespotonthetopofhishead。Helookedcheerfulandagreeable。Heworeabluecoatandnocuffs。

AfterDr。ArchieandTheasatdownonaslipperyleathercouch，theministeraskedforanoutlineofThea’splans。

Dr。ArchieexplainedthatshemeanttostudypianowithAndorHarsanyi；thattheyhadalreadyseenhim，thatTheahadplayedforhimandhesaidhewouldbegladtoteachher。

Mr。Larsenliftedhispaleeyebrowsandrubbedhisplumpwhitehandstogether。"Butheisaconcertpianistalready。Hewillbeveryexpensive。"

"That’swhyMissKronborgwantstogetachurchposi—

tionifpossible。Shehasnotmoneyenoughtoseeherthroughthewinter。There’snousehercomingallthewayfromColoradoandstudyingwithasecond—rateteacher。

MyfriendsheretellmeHarsanyiisthebest。"

"Oh，verylikely！IhaveheardhimplaywithThomas。

YouWesternpeopledothingsonabigscale。TherearehalfadozenteachersthatIshouldthink——However，youknowwhatyouwant。"Mr。Larsenshowedhiscontemptforsuchextravagantstandardsbyashrug。HefeltthatDr。Archiewastryingtoimpresshim。Hehadsucceeded，indeed，inbringingoutthedoctor’sstiffestmanner。Mr。

Larsenwentontoexplainthathemanagedthemusicinhischurchhimself，anddrilledhischoir，thoughthetenorwastheofficialchoirmaster。Unfortunatelytherewerenovacanciesinhischoirjustnow。Hehadhisfourvoices，verygoodones。HelookedawayfromDr。ArchieandglancedatThea。Shelookedtroubled，evenalittlefright—

enedwhenhesaidthis，anddrewinherlowerlip。She，cer—

tainly，wasnotpretentious，ifherprotectorwas。Hecon—

tinuedtostudyher。Shewassittingonthelounge，herkneesfarapart，herglovedhandslyingstifflyinherlap，likeacountrygirl。Herturban，whichseemedalittletoobigforher，hadgottiltedinthewind，——itwasalwayswindy

inthatpartofChicago，——andshelookedtired。Sheworenoveil，andherhair，too，wastheworseforthewindanddust。Whenhesaidhehadallthevoicesherequired，henoticedthatherglovedhandsshuttightly。Mr。Larsenreflectedthatshewasnot，afterall，responsiblefortheloftymannerofherfather’sphysician；thatshewasnotevenresponsibleforherfather，whomherememberedasatire—

somefellow。Ashewatchedhertired，worriedface，hefeltsorryforher。

"Allthesame，Iwouldliketotryyourvoice，"hesaid，turningpointedlyawayfromhercompanion。"Iaminter—

estedinvoices。Canyousingtotheviolin？"

"Iguessso，"Theareplieddully。"Idon’tknow。I

nevertried。"

Mr。Larsentookhisviolinoutofthecaseandbegantotightenthekeys。"Wemightgointothelecture—roomandseehowitgoes。Ican’ttellmuchaboutavoicebytheorgan。Theviolinisreallytheproperinstrumenttotryavoice。"Heopenedadooratthebackofhisstudy，pushedTheagentlythroughit，andlookingoverhisshouldertoDr。Archiesaid，"Excuseus，sir。Wewillbebacksoon。"

Dr。Archiechuckled。Allpreacherswerealike，officiousandontheirdignity；likedtodealwithwomenandgirls，butnotwithmen。Hetookupathinvolumefromtheminister’sdesk。Tohisamusementitprovedtobeabookof"DevotionalandKindredPoems；byMrs。AureliaS。

Larsen。"Helookedthemover，thinkingthattheworldchangedverylittle。Hecouldrememberwhenthewifeofhisfather’sministerhadpublishedavolumeofverses，whichallthechurchmembershadtobuyandallthechil—

drenwereencouragedtoread。Hisgrandfatherhadmadeafaceatthebookandsaid，"Puirbody！"Bothladiesseemedtohavechosenthesamesubjects，too：Jephthah’sDaughter，Rizpah，David’sLamentforAbsalom，etc。Thedoctorfoundthebookveryamusing。

TheReverendLarsLarsenwasareactionarySwede。

HisfathercametoIowainthesixties，marriedaSwedishgirlwhowasambitious，likehimself，andtheymovedtoKansasandtookuplandundertheHomesteadAct。Afterthat，theyboughtlandandleaseditfromtheGovernment，acquiredlandineverypossibleway。Theyworkedlikehorses，bothofthem；indeed，theywouldneverhaveusedanyhorse—fleshtheyownedastheyusedthemselves。Theyrearedalargefamilyandworkedtheirsonsanddaughtersasmercilesslyastheyworkedthemselves；allofthembutLars。Larswasthefourthson，andhewasbornlazy。Heseemedtobearthemarkofoverstrainonthepartofhisparents。Eveninhiscradlehewasanexampleofphysicalinertia；anythingtoliestill。Whenhewasagrowingboyhismotherhadtodraghimoutofbedeverymorning，andhehadtobedriventohischores。Atschoolhehadamodel"attendancerecord，"becausehefoundgettinghislessonseasierthanfarmwork。Hewastheonlyoneofthefamilywhowentthroughthehighschool，andbythetimehegraduatedhehadalreadymadeuphismindtostudyfortheministry，becauseitseemedtohimtheleastlabori—

ousofallcallings。Insofarashecouldsee，itwastheonlybusinessinwhichtherewaspracticallynocompetition，inwhichamanwasnotallthetimepittedagainstothermenwhowerewillingtoworkthemselvestodeath。HisfatherstubbornlyopposedLars’splan，butafterkeepingtheboyathomeforayearandfindinghowuselesshewasonthefarm，hesenthimtoatheologicalseminary——asmuchtoconcealhislazinessfromtheneighborsasbecausehedidnotknowwhatelsetodowithhim。

Larsen，likePeterKronborg，gotonwellintheministry，becausehegotonwellwiththewomen。HisEnglishwasnoworsethanthatofmostyoungpreachersofAmericanparentage，andhemadethemostofhisskillwiththevio—

lin。Hewassupposedtoexertaverydesirableinfluenceoveryoungpeopleandtostimulatetheirinterestinchurchwork。HemarriedanAmericangirl，andwhenhisfather

diedhegothisshareoftheproperty——whichwasveryconsiderable。Heinvestedhismoneycarefullyandwasthatrarething，apreacherofindependentmeans。Hiswhite，well—kepthandswerehisresult，——theevidencethathehadworkedouthislifesuccessfullyinthewaythatpleasedhim。HisKansasbrothershatedthesightofhishands。

Larsenlikedallthesofterthingsoflife，——insofarasheknewaboutthem。Hesleptlateinthemorning，wasfussyabouthisfood，andreadagreatmanynovels，preferringsentimentalones。Hedidnotsmoke，butheateagreatdealofcandy"forhisthroat，"andalwayskeptaboxofchocolatedropsintheupperright—handdrawerofhisdesk。

Healwaysboughtseasonticketsforthesymphonycon—

certs，andheplayedhisviolinforwomen’scultureclubs。

Hedidnotwearcuffs，exceptonSunday，becausehebe—

lievedthatafreewristfacilitatedhisviolinpractice。

Whenhedrilledhischoirhealwaysheldhishandwiththelittleandindexfingerscurvedhigherthantheothertwo，likeanotedGermanconductorhehadseen。Onthewhole，theReverendLarsenwasnotaninsincereman；hemerelyspenthisliferestingandplaying，tomakeupforthetimehisforebearshadwastedgrubbingintheearth。Hewassimple—heartedandkind；heenjoyedhiscandyandhischildrenandhissacredcantatas。Hecouldworkenerget—

icallyatalmostanyformofplay。

Dr。Archiewasdeepin"TheLamentofMaryMag—

dalen，"whenMr。LarsenandTheacamebacktothestudy。Fromtheminister’sexpressionhejudgedthatTheahadsucceededininterestinghim。

Mr。Larsenseemedtohaveforgottenhishostilityto—

wardhim，andaddressedhimfranklyassoonasheentered。

Hestoodholdinghisviolin，andasTheasatdownhepointedtoherwithhisbow：——