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Scan 37
The master's violin, 1906
10 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 25. See the scan on archive.org.
1"Mine brudder's Cremona!" cried the woman, her eyes flashing lightnings of anger. "You will at once put him down!"
3"I beg a thousand pardons! I did not realise—I did not mean—I did not understand——" He went on with confused explanations and apologies which availed him nothing. He stood before her, convicted and shamed, as one who had profaned the household god.
5Wiping her hands upon her apron, she went to her work-box, took out her knitting, and sat down between Lynn and the piano. The chair was hard and uncompromising, with an upright back, but she disdained even that support and sat proudly erect.
7There was no sound save the click of the needles, and she kept her eyes fixed upon her work. After an awkward silence, Lynn made one or two tentative efforts toward conversation, but each opening proved fruitless, and at length he seriously meditated flight.
9The approach to the door was covered, but there were plenty of windows, and it would be an easy drop to the ground. He smiled as he saw himself, mentally, achieving escape in this manner and running all the way home.
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