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The yellow violin, 1902
12 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 265. See the scan on archive.org.
1"Then, my dear, we must care for him," said Cousin Selina, with her bright smile.
3"Care for who?" spoke up a quick voice, and there stood Marie just from her lesson, violin in hand, her hair blown in tiny curls over her forehead by the forest wind.
5"We were talking about Ralph," said Anne.
7"Oh, Ralph! The professor is getting Brownie harnessed up and is going to take Ralph a long ride. He is getting better, isn't he? The Professor says he's a sick man, yet—poor fellow. Why, yes, we will all care for him. If I get famous and make money, I'll spend plenty of it for him. Yet, we must all turn to and nurse and amuse him till his strength comes back."
9Anne laughed at the girl's enthusiasm, and having finished her cushion, shook it into shape and waited for Marie to speak again.
11"I'm almost sorry that great hearty fellow, Tom, has come here," the girl went on, caressing her violin. "He makes Ralph seem weaker than he really is, with his strong arms, and the work he does. I don't wonder Ralph feels badly; I should myself. He feels as I do, sometimes, when I hear the Professor bringing out those beautiful strong
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