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The yellow violin, 1902
6 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 15. See the scan on archive.org.
1would make his appearance. Every time the door opened to admit a customer, her heart beat faster; she was almost sure he would come that very day, although her reason told her that she could hardly expect him to find that coveted place so soon. But the day passed with its ever recurring commonplace, the quarreling of ill-governed children, the scoldings for inattention, the inevitable beer-selling, so repugnant to her taste, and no stranger came. Again and again she said "he will come soon," but she looked for him in vain.
3None can tell with what hopes and fears she put on her well worn hat and jacket and went on the street to buy and sell her papers.
5Every step behind her set her heart to beating faster, and she looked eagerly from face to face, hoping to see the white beard and the luminous, kindly eyes. She paused at the shop window where she had met him, but to her surprise and regret the beautiful violin was gone. Had he bought it? she wondered. So speculating, she watched and waited, but the handsome old music master never came. She must go back to the ordinary round of work, uncheered by his smile, the sweet tones of his voice. Well, things were no worse than they had
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