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Scan 224
The Master's Violin, 1905
18 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1Then Iris gasped, for it was Lynn's house, — his and his mother's. She was there upon sufferance only — a guest? No, not a guest — an intruder, an interloper.
3In her new trouble, she thought of Herr Kaufmann, always gentle, always wise. With Iris, action followed swiftly upon impulse, and she went rapidly up the hill. Fräulein Fredrika was out, but the Master was in the shop, so she went in at the lower door.
5"So," he said, kindly, "one little lady comes to see the old man. It is long since you have come."
7"I have been in trouble," faltered Iris.
9"Yes," returned the Master, "I have heard. Mine heart has been very sorry for you."
11"It was lovely of you," she went on, choking back a sob, "to come and play for us. We appreciated it — Mrs. Irving and I — Doctor Brinkerhoff — and — Lynn," she added, grudgingly.
13"The Herr Irving," said the Master, with interest, "he has appreciated mine playing?"
15"Of course — we all did."
17"Mine pupil progresses," he remarked, enigmatically.
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