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Scan 37
The second violin, 1906
14 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 17. See the scan on archive.org.
1"She is rather a scatterbrain," Lanse observed. "The year may do her good, as you say, father—as well as the rest of us," he added, with modesty.
3"There's a lot of things she can do, just the same,"—Jeff fired up, instantly—"things the rest of us are perfect noodles at. When she gets to earning more money in a day than the rest of us can in a month maybe we'll let up on that second-fiddle business."
5"Good for you, you faithful Achates!" said Lanse. Then he turned to his father. "You haven't told us yet when you go, sir."
7"If we can, two weeks from to-day," said Mr. Birch. Then he went up-stairs to tell his wife that she might go peacefully to sleep, for her children were ready to become her devoted slaves. Justin followed Jeff out of the room, and Jeff broke away from this younger brother and hastened to rap a familiar, comforting signal of comradeship on Charlotte's locked door.
9Left alone, Lanse and Celia looked at each other. "Well, old girl——" began Lansing, gently. "O Lanse!" breathed Celia.
11He patted her shoulder. "Bear up, dear. It's tough to give up college for a year——"
13"Oh, that's not it!" cried the girl, and buried her face in a sofa pillow.
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