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The yellow violin, 1902
10 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 263. See the scan on archive.org.
1work to do, there is more than old Michael can do alone. I was wishing for a good stout boy, and I like your looks. But why at your age—you tell me you are eighteen—do you wear spectacles?"
3"Simply for protection," he answered. "I was advised to wear them."
5There was something about the young fellow that impressed Cousin Selina—the same qualities that had pleased Anne—frankness and intelligence. His manners were respectful and his face was winning. He proved to be, on better acquaintance, a valuable assistant. At first he was quietly observant and said but little, yet he seemed to understand exactly what was required of him, and went about the farm as if the work had long been a daily experience.
7"Isn't it queer that he wears those big blue spectacles?" Anne said one day to Cousin Selina. They were alone in the house, for Ralph had gone out for exercise, and Marie and the professor were in their sylvan studio at hard study.
9"Yes, dear, but it seems that while he was in some foreign place—for he seems to have traveled—he slept one night on a wall, outside the city, and the moon shone directly on his eyes. It sometimes
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