She’lleithergetwarped，orwitherupbeforehertime。IfitwillmakeyouandMrs。Kronborgfeelanyeasier，I’llbegladtotakeTheatoChicagoandseethatshegetsstartedright。ThisthroatmanIspeakofisabigfellowinhisline，andifIcangethiminterested，hemaybeabletoputherinthewayofagoodmanythings。Atanyrate，he’llknowtherightteachers。Ofcourse，sixhundreddollarswon’ttakeherveryfar，butevenhalfthewintertherewouldbeagreatadvantage。IthinkKennedysizedthesituationupexactly。\"
\"Perhaps；Idon’tdoubtit。Youareverykind，Dr。
Archie。\"Mr。Kronborgwasornamentinghisdesk—blotterwithhieroglyphics。\"IshouldthinkDenvermightbebetter。Therewecouldwatchoverher。Sheisveryyoung。\"
Dr。Archierose。\"Kennedydidn’tmentionDenver。
HesaidChicago，repeatedly。Underthecircumstances，itseemstomeweoughttotrytocarryouthiswishesex—
actly，ifTheaiswilling。\"
\"Certainly，certainly。Theaisconscientious。Shewouldnotwasteheropportunities。\"Mr。Kronborgpaused。\"IfTheawereyourowndaughter，doctor，wouldyouconsenttosuchaplan，atherpresentage？\"
\"Imostcertainlyshould。Infact，ifsheweremydaughter，I’dhavesentherawaybeforethis。She’samostunusualchild，andshe’sonlywastingherselfhere。
Atheragesheoughttobelearning，notteaching。She’llneverlearnsoquicklyandeasilyasshewillrightnow。\"
\"Well，doctor，youhadbettertalkitoverwithMrs。
Kronborg。Imakeitapointtodefertoherwishesinsuchmatters。Sheunderstandsallherchildrenperfectly。I
maysaythatshehasallamother’sinsight，andmore。\"
Dr。Archiesmiled。\"Yes，andthensome。IfeelquiteconfidentaboutMrs。Kronborg。Weusuallyagree。Good—
morning。\"
Dr。Archiesteppedoutintothehotsunshineandwalkedrapidlytowardhisoffice，withadeterminedlookonhisface。
Hefoundhiswaiting—roomfullofpatients，anditwasoneo’clockbeforehehaddismissedthelastone。Thenheshuthisdoorandtookadrinkbeforegoingovertothehotelforhislunch。Hesmiledashelockedhiscupboard。\"IfeelalmostasgayasifIweregoingtogetawayforawintermyself，\"hethought。
AfterwardTheacouldneverremembermuchaboutthatsummer，orhowshelivedthroughherimpatience。
ShewastosetoffwithDr。ArchieonthefifteenthofOcto—
ber，andshegavelessonsuntilthefirstofSeptember。Thenshebegantogetherclothesready，andspentwholeafter—
noonsinthevillagedressmaker’sstuffy，litteredlittlesew—
ing—room。TheaandhermothermadeatriptoDenvertobuythematerialsforherdresses。Ready—madeclothesfor
girlswerenottobehadinthosedays。MissSpencer，thedressmaker，declaredthatshecoulddohandsomelybyTheaiftheywouldonlylethercarryoutherownideas。ButMrs。
KronborgandTheafeltthatMissSpencer’smostdaringproductionsmightseemoutofplaceinChicago，sotheyrestrainedherwithafirmhand。Tillie，whoalwayshelpedMrs。Kronborgwiththefamilysewing，wasforlettingMissSpencerchallengeChicagoonThea’sperson。SinceRayKennedy’sdeath，TheahadbecomemorethaneveroneofTillie’sheroines。Tilliesworeeachofherfriendstosecrecy，and，cominghomefromchurchorleaningoverthefence，toldthemthemosttouchingstoriesaboutRay’sdevotion，andhowTheawould\"nevergetoverit。\"
Tillie’sconfidencesstimulatedthegeneraldiscussionofThea’sventure。Thisdiscussionwenton，uponfrontporchesandinbackyards，prettymuchallsummer。SomepeopleapprovedofThea’sgoingtoChicago，butmostpeo—
pledidnot。Therewereotherswhochangedtheirmindsaboutiteveryday。
TilliesaidshewantedTheatohaveaballdress\"aboveallthings。\"Sheboughtafashionbookespeciallydevotedtoeveningclothesandlookedhungrilyoverthecoloredplates，pickingoutcostumesthatwouldbebecomingto\"ablonde。\"ShewantedTheatohaveallthegayclothessheherselfhadalwayslongedfor；clothessheoftentoldherselfsheneeded\"torecitein。\"
\"Tillie，\"Theausedtocryimpatiently，\"can’tyouseethatifMissSpencertriedtomakeoneofthosethings，she’dmakemelooklikeacircusgirl？Anyhow，Idon’tknowanybodyinChicago。Iwon’tbegoingtoparties。\"
Tilliealwaysrepliedwithaknowingtossofherhead，\"Yousee！You’llbeinsocietybeforeyouknowit。Thereain’tmanygirlsasaccomplishedasyou。\"
OnthemorningofthefifteenthofOctobertheKronborgfamily，allofthembutGus，whocouldn’tleavethestore，startedforthestationanhourbeforetraintime。Charley
hadtakenThea’strunkandtelescopetothedepotinhisdeliverywagonearlythatmorning。Theaworehernewbluesergetraveling—dress，chosenforitsserviceablequali—
ties。Shehaddoneherhairupcarefully，andhadputapale—blueribbonaroundherthroat，underalittlelacecol—
larthatMrs。Kohlerhadcrochetedforher。Astheywentoutofthegate，Mrs。Kronborglookedheroverthought—
fully。Yes，thatblueribbonwentverywellwiththedress，andwithThea’seyes。Theahadaratherunusualtouchaboutsuchthings，shereflectedcomfortably。Tillieal—
wayssaidthatTheawas\"soindifferenttodress，\"buthermothernoticedthatsheusuallyputherclothesonwell。
ShefeltthemoreateaseaboutlettingTheagoawayfromhome，becauseshehadgoodsenseaboutherclothesandnevertriedtodressuptoomuch。Hercoloringwassoindividual，shewassounusuallyfair，thatinthewrongclothesshemighteasilyhavebeen\"conspicuous。\"
Itwasafinemorning，andthefamilysetoutfromthehouseingoodspirits。Theawasquietandcalm。Shehadforgottennothing，andsheclungtightlytoherhandbag，whichheldhertrunk—keyandallofhermoneythatwasnotinanenvelopepinnedtoherchemise。Theawalkedbehindtheothers，holdingThorbythehand，andthistimeshedidnotfeelthattheprocessionwastoolong。Thorwasuncommunicativethatmorning，andwouldonlytalkabouthowhewouldrathergetasandburinhistoeeverydaythanwearshoesandstockings。AstheypassedthecottonwoodgrovewhereTheaoftenusedtobringhiminhiscart，sheaskedhimwhowouldtakehimfornicelongwalksaftersisterwentaway。
\"Oh，Icanwalkinouryard，\"herepliedunapprecia—
tively。\"IguessIcanmakeapondformyduck。\"
Thealeaneddownandlookedintohisface。\"Butyouwon’tforgetaboutsister，willyou？\"Thorshookhishead。
\"Andwon’tyoubegladwhensistercomesbackandcantakeyouovertoMrs。Kohler’stoseethepigeons？\"
\"Yes，I’llbeglad。ButI’mgoingtohaveapigeonmyownself。\"
\"Butyouhaven’tgotanylittlehouseforone。MaybeAxelwouldmakeyoualittlehouse。\"
\"Oh，hercanliveinthebarn，hercan，\"Thordrawledindifferently。
Thealaughedandsqueezedhishand。Shealwayslikedhissturdymatter—of—factness。Boysoughttobelikethat，shethought。
Whentheyreachedthedepot，Mr。Kronborgpacedtheplatformsomewhatceremoniouslywithhisdaughter。Anymemberofhisflockwouldhavegatheredthathewasgiv—
inghergoodcounselaboutmeetingthetemptationsoftheworld。Hedid，indeed，begintoadmonishhernottoforgetthattalentscomefromourHeavenlyFatherandaretobeusedforhisglory，buthecuthisremarksshortandlookedathiswatch。HebelievedthatTheawasareligiousgirl，butwhenshelookedathimwiththatintent，thatpas—
sionatelyinquiringgazewhichusedtomoveevenWunsch，Mr。Kronborgsuddenlyfelthiseloquencefail。Theawaslikehermother，hereflected；youcouldn’tputmuchsentimentacrosswithher。Asausualthing，helikedgirlstobealittlemoreresponsive。Helikedthemtoblushathiscompliments；asMrs。Kronborgcandidlysaid，\"Fathercouldbeverysoftwiththegirls。\"Butthismorninghewasthinkingthathard—headednesswasareassuringqualityinadaughterwhowasgoingtoChicagoalone。
Mr。Kronborgbelievedthatbigcitieswereplaceswherepeoplewenttolosetheiridentityandtobewicked。Hehimself，whenhewasastudentattheSeminary——hecoughedandopenedhiswatchagain。Heknew，ofcourse，thatagreatdealofbusinesswentoninChicago，thattherewasanactiveBoardofTrade，andthathogsandcattlewereslaughteredthere。Butwhen，asayoungman，hehadstoppedoverinChicago，hehadnotinterestedhimselfinthecommercialactivitiesofthecity。Heremembereditas
aplacefullofcheapshowsanddancehallsandboysfromthecountrywhowerebehavingdisgustingly。
Dr。Archiedroveuptothestationabouttenminutesbeforethetrainwasdue。Hismantiedtheponiesandstoodholdingthedoctor’salligator—skinbag——veryelegant，Theathoughtit。Mrs。Kronborgdidnotburdenthedoctorwithwarningsandcautions。ShesaidagainthatshehopedhecouldgetTheaacomfortableplacetostay，wheretheyhadgoodbeds，andshehopedthelandladywouldbeawomanwho’dhadchildrenofherown。\"Idon’tgomuchonoldmaidslookingaftergirls，\"sheremarkedasshetookapinoutofherownhatandthrustitintoThea’sblueturban。\"You’llbesuretoloseyourhatpinsonthetrain，Thea。It’sbettertohaveanextraoneincase。\"ShetuckedinalittlecurlthathadescapedfromThea’scarefultwist。
\"Don’tforgettobrushyourdressoften，andpinituptothecurtainsofyourberthto—night，soitwon’twrinkle。
Ifyougetitwet，haveatailorpressitbeforeitdraws。\"
SheturnedTheaaboutbytheshouldersandlookedheroveralasttime。Yes，shelookedverywell。Shewasn’tpretty，exactly，——herfacewastoobroadandhernosewastoobig。Butshehadthatlovelyskin，andshelookedfreshandsweet。Shehadalwaysbeenasweet—smellingchild。
Hermotherhadalwayslikedtokissher，whenshehap—
penedtothinkofit。
Thetrainwhistledin，andMr。Kronborgcarriedthecanvas\"telescope\"intothecar。Theakissedthemallgood—bye。Tilliecried，butshewastheonlyonewhodid。
TheyallshoutedthingsupattheclosedwindowofthePull—
mancar，fromwhichThealookeddownatthemasfromaframe，herfaceglowingwithexcitement，herturbanalittletiltedinspiteofthreehatpins。Shehadalreadytakenoffhernewglovestosavethem。Mrs。Kronborgreflectedthatshewouldneverseejustthatsamepictureagain，andasThea’scarslidoffalongtherails，shewipedatearfromhereye。\"Shewon’tcomebackalittlegirl，\"
Mrs。Kronborgsaidtoherhusbandastheyturnedtogohome。\"Anyhow，she’sbeenasweetone。\"
WhiletheKronborgfamilyweretroopingslowlyhome—
ward，TheawassittinginthePullman，hertelescopeintheseatbesideher，herhandbagtightlygrippedinherfingers。
Dr。Archiehadgoneintothesmoker。Hethoughtshemightbealittletearful，andthatitwouldbekindertoleaveheraloneforawhile。Hereyesdidfillonce，whenshesawthelastofthesandhillsandrealizedthatshewasgoingtoleavethembehindforalongwhile。TheyalwaysmadeherthinkofRay，too。Shehadhadsuchgoodtimeswithhimoutthere。
But，ofcourse，itwasherselfandherownadventurethatmatteredtoher。Ifyouthdidnotmattersomuchtoitself，itwouldneverhavethehearttogoon。Theawassur—
prisedthatshedidnotfeeladeepersenseoflossatleavingheroldlifebehindher。Itseemed，onthecontrary，asshelookedoutattheyellowdesertspeedingby，thatshehadleftverylittle。Everythingthatwasessentialseemedtoberightthereinthecarwithher。Shelackednothing。Sheevenfeltmorecompactandconfidentthanusual。Shewasallthere，andsomethingelsewasthere，too，——inherheart，wasit，orunderhercheek？Anyhow，itwasabouthersomewhere，thatwarmsureness，thatsturdylittlecompanionwithwhomshesharedasecret。
WhenDr。Archiecameinfromthesmoker，shewassit—
tingstill，lookingintentlyoutofthewindowandsmiling，herlipsalittleparted，herhairinablazeofsunshine。Thedoctorthoughtshewastheprettiestthinghehadeverseen，andveryfunny，withhertelescopeandbighandbag。
Shemadehimfeeljolly，andalittlemournful，too。Heknewthatthesplendidthingsoflifearefew，afterall，andsoveryeasytomiss。
EndofPartI
PARTII
THESONGOFTHELARK
I
THEAandDr。ArchiehadbeengonefromMoonstonefourdays。OntheafternoonofthenineteenthofOcto—
bertheywereinastreet—car，ridingthroughthedepressing，unkeptwastesofNorthChicago，ontheirwaytocallupontheReverendLarsLarsen，afriendtowhomMr。Kron—
borghadwritten。TheawasstillstayingattheroomsoftheYoungWomen’sChristianAssociation，andwasmiser—
ableandhomesickthere。Thehousekeeperwatchedherinawaythatmadeheruncomfortable。Thingshadnotgoneverywell，sofar。Thenoiseandconfusionofabigcitytiredanddisheartenedher。ShehadnothadhertrunksenttotheChristianAssociationroomsbecauseshedidnotwanttodoublecartagecharges，andnowshewasrunningupabillforstorageonit。Thecontentsofhergraytele—
scopewerebecominguntidy，anditseemedimpossibletokeepone’sfaceandhandscleaninChicago。Shefeltasifshewerestillonthetrain，travelingwithoutenoughclothestokeepclean。Shewantedanothernightgown，anditdidnotoccurtoherthatshecouldbuyone。Therewereotherclothesinhertrunkthatsheneededverymuch，andsheseemednoneareraplacetostaythanwhenshearrivedintherain，onthatfirstdisillusioningmorning。
Dr。ArchiehadgoneatoncetohisfriendHartleyEvans，thethroatspecialist，andhadaskedhimtotellhimofagoodpianoteacheranddirecthimtoagoodboarding—house。
Dr。EvanssaidhecouldeasilytellhimwhowasthebestpianoteacherinChicago，butthatmoststudents’board—
ing—houseswere\"abominableplaces，wheregirlsgotpoorfoodforbodyandmind。\"HegaveDr。Archieseveralad—
dresses，however，andthedoctorwenttolooktheplacesover。HeleftTheainherroom，forsheseemedtiredandwasnotatalllikeherself。Hisinspectionofboarding—
houseswasnotencouraging。Theonlyplacethatseemedtohimatalldesirablewasfull，andthemistressofthehousecouldnotgiveTheaaroominwhichshecouldhaveapiano。ShesaidTheamightusethepianoinherparlor；
butwhenDr。Archiewenttolookattheparlorhefoundagirltalkingtoayoungmanononeofthecornersofas。
Learningthattheboardersreceivedalltheircallersthere，hegaveupthathouse，too，ashopeless。
SowhentheysetouttomaketheacquaintanceofMr。
Larsenontheafternoonhehadappointed，thequestionofalodgingwasstillundecided。TheSwedishReformChurchwasinasloughy，weedydistrict，nearagroupoffactories。Thechurchitselfwasaveryneatlittlebuilding。
Theparsonage，nextdoor，lookedcleanandcomfortable，andtherewasawell—keptyardaboutit，withapicketfence。Theasawseverallittlechildrenplayingunderaswing，andwonderedwhyministersalwayshadsomany。
Whentheyrangattheparsonagedoor，acapable—lookingSwedishservantgirlansweredthebellandtoldthemthatMr。Larsen’sstudywasinthechurch，andthathewaswaitingforthemthere。
Mr。Larsenreceivedthemverycordially。Thefurnitureinhisstudywassonewandthepicturesweresoheavilyframed，thatTheathoughtitlookedmorelikethewait—
ing—roomofthefashionableDenverdentisttowhomDr。
Archiehadtakenherthatsummer，thanlikeapreacher’sstudy。Therewereevenflowersinaglassvaseonthedesk。Mr。Larsenwasasmall，plumpman，withashort，yellowbeard，verywhiteteeth，andalittleturned—upnoseonwhichheworegold—rimmedeye—glasses。Helookedaboutthirty—five，buthewasgrowingbald，andhisthin，
hairwaspartedabovehisleftearandbroughtupoverthebarespotonthetopofhishead。Helookedcheerfulandagreeable。Heworeabluecoatandnocuffs。
AfterDr。ArchieandTheasatdownonaslipperyleathercouch，theministeraskedforanoutlineofThea’splans。
Dr。ArchieexplainedthatshemeanttostudypianowithAndorHarsanyi；thattheyhadalreadyseenhim，thatTheahadplayedforhimandhesaidhewouldbegladtoteachher。
Mr。Larsenliftedhispaleeyebrowsandrubbedhisplumpwhitehandstogether。\"Butheisaconcertpianistalready。Hewillbeveryexpensive。\"
\"That’swhyMissKronborgwantstogetachurchposi—
tionifpossible。Shehasnotmoneyenoughtoseeherthroughthewinter。There’snousehercomingallthewayfromColoradoandstudyingwithasecond—rateteacher。
MyfriendsheretellmeHarsanyiisthebest。\"
\"Oh，verylikely！IhaveheardhimplaywithThomas。
YouWesternpeopledothingsonabigscale。TherearehalfadozenteachersthatIshouldthink——However，youknowwhatyouwant。\"Mr。Larsenshowedhiscontemptforsuchextravagantstandardsbyashrug。HefeltthatDr。Archiewastryingtoimpresshim。Hehadsucceeded，indeed，inbringingoutthedoctor’sstiffestmanner。Mr。
Larsenwentontoexplainthathemanagedthemusicinhischurchhimself，anddrilledhischoir，thoughthetenorwastheofficialchoirmaster。Unfortunatelytherewerenovacanciesinhischoirjustnow。Hehadhisfourvoices，verygoodones。HelookedawayfromDr。ArchieandglancedatThea。Shelookedtroubled，evenalittlefright—
enedwhenhesaidthis，anddrewinherlowerlip。She，cer—
tainly，wasnotpretentious，ifherprotectorwas。Hecon—
tinuedtostudyher。Shewassittingonthelounge，herkneesfarapart，herglovedhandslyingstifflyinherlap，likeacountrygirl。Herturban，whichseemedalittletoobigforher，hadgottiltedinthewind，——itwasalwayswindy
inthatpartofChicago，——andshelookedtired。Sheworenoveil，andherhair，too，wastheworseforthewindanddust。Whenhesaidhehadallthevoicesherequired，henoticedthatherglovedhandsshuttightly。Mr。Larsenreflectedthatshewasnot，afterall，responsiblefortheloftymannerofherfather’sphysician；thatshewasnotevenresponsibleforherfather，whomherememberedasatire—
somefellow。Ashewatchedhertired，worriedface，hefeltsorryforher。
\"Allthesame，Iwouldliketotryyourvoice，\"hesaid，turningpointedlyawayfromhercompanion。\"Iaminter—
estedinvoices。Canyousingtotheviolin？\"
\"Iguessso，\"Theareplieddully。\"Idon’tknow。I
nevertried。\"
Mr。Larsentookhisviolinoutofthecaseandbegantotightenthekeys。\"Wemightgointothelecture—roomandseehowitgoes。Ican’ttellmuchaboutavoicebytheorgan。Theviolinisreallytheproperinstrumenttotryavoice。\"Heopenedadooratthebackofhisstudy，pushedTheagentlythroughit，andlookingoverhisshouldertoDr。Archiesaid，\"Excuseus，sir。Wewillbebacksoon。\"
Dr。Archiechuckled。Allpreacherswerealike，officiousandontheirdignity；likedtodealwithwomenandgirls，butnotwithmen。Hetookupathinvolumefromtheminister’sdesk。Tohisamusementitprovedtobeabookof\"DevotionalandKindredPoems；byMrs。AureliaS。
Larsen。\"Helookedthemover，thinkingthattheworldchangedverylittle。Hecouldrememberwhenthewifeofhisfather’sministerhadpublishedavolumeofverses，whichallthechurchmembershadtobuyandallthechil—
drenwereencouragedtoread。Hisgrandfatherhadmadeafaceatthebookandsaid，\"Puirbody！\"Bothladiesseemedtohavechosenthesamesubjects，too：Jephthah’sDaughter，Rizpah，David’sLamentforAbsalom，etc。Thedoctorfoundthebookveryamusing。
TheReverendLarsLarsenwasareactionarySwede。
HisfathercametoIowainthesixties，marriedaSwedishgirlwhowasambitious，likehimself，andtheymovedtoKansasandtookuplandundertheHomesteadAct。Afterthat，theyboughtlandandleaseditfromtheGovernment，acquiredlandineverypossibleway。Theyworkedlikehorses，bothofthem；indeed，theywouldneverhaveusedanyhorse—fleshtheyownedastheyusedthemselves。Theyrearedalargefamilyandworkedtheirsonsanddaughtersasmercilesslyastheyworkedthemselves；allofthembutLars。Larswasthefourthson，andhewasbornlazy。Heseemedtobearthemarkofoverstrainonthepartofhisparents。Eveninhiscradlehewasanexampleofphysicalinertia；anythingtoliestill。Whenhewasagrowingboyhismotherhadtodraghimoutofbedeverymorning，andhehadtobedriventohischores。Atschoolhehadamodel\"attendancerecord，\"becausehefoundgettinghislessonseasierthanfarmwork。Hewastheonlyoneofthefamilywhowentthroughthehighschool，andbythetimehegraduatedhehadalreadymadeuphismindtostudyfortheministry，becauseitseemedtohimtheleastlabori—
ousofallcallings。Insofarashecouldsee，itwastheonlybusinessinwhichtherewaspracticallynocompetition，inwhichamanwasnotallthetimepittedagainstothermenwhowerewillingtoworkthemselvestodeath。HisfatherstubbornlyopposedLars’splan，butafterkeepingtheboyathomeforayearandfindinghowuselesshewasonthefarm，hesenthimtoatheologicalseminary——asmuchtoconcealhislazinessfromtheneighborsasbecausehedidnotknowwhatelsetodowithhim。
Larsen，likePeterKronborg，gotonwellintheministry，becausehegotonwellwiththewomen。HisEnglishwasnoworsethanthatofmostyoungpreachersofAmericanparentage，andhemadethemostofhisskillwiththevio—
lin。Hewassupposedtoexertaverydesirableinfluenceoveryoungpeopleandtostimulatetheirinterestinchurchwork。HemarriedanAmericangirl，andwhenhisfather
diedhegothisshareoftheproperty——whichwasveryconsiderable。Heinvestedhismoneycarefullyandwasthatrarething，apreacherofindependentmeans。Hiswhite，well—kepthandswerehisresult，——theevidencethathehadworkedouthislifesuccessfullyinthewaythatpleasedhim。HisKansasbrothershatedthesightofhishands。
Larsenlikedallthesofterthingsoflife，——insofarasheknewaboutthem。Hesleptlateinthemorning，wasfussyabouthisfood，andreadagreatmanynovels，preferringsentimentalones。Hedidnotsmoke，butheateagreatdealofcandy\"forhisthroat，\"andalwayskeptaboxofchocolatedropsintheupperright—handdrawerofhisdesk。
Healwaysboughtseasonticketsforthesymphonycon—
certs，andheplayedhisviolinforwomen’scultureclubs。
Hedidnotwearcuffs，exceptonSunday，becausehebe—
lievedthatafreewristfacilitatedhisviolinpractice。
Whenhedrilledhischoirhealwaysheldhishandwiththelittleandindexfingerscurvedhigherthantheothertwo，likeanotedGermanconductorhehadseen。Onthewhole，theReverendLarsenwasnotaninsincereman；hemerelyspenthisliferestingandplaying，tomakeupforthetimehisforebearshadwastedgrubbingintheearth。Hewassimple—heartedandkind；heenjoyedhiscandyandhischildrenandhissacredcantatas。Hecouldworkenerget—
icallyatalmostanyformofplay。
Dr。Archiewasdeepin\"TheLamentofMaryMag—
dalen，\"whenMr。LarsenandTheacamebacktothestudy。Fromtheminister’sexpressionhejudgedthatTheahadsucceededininterestinghim。
Mr。Larsenseemedtohaveforgottenhishostilityto—
wardhim，andaddressedhimfranklyassoonasheentered。
Hestoodholdinghisviolin，andasTheasatdownhepointedtoherwithhisbow：——