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called it�察�he recovered from his sulkiness and readjusted his nerves�察�which 

the noise of the tuning had somewhat disturbed。 

     ;It   was   very   good   of   you   to   tune   the   old   dame's   piano�察─  �he   said�察�

looking at her with renewed interest。 

     ;Some one had to do it�察�of course�察─�she answered�察�brightly�察 �and I am 

glad the chance fell to me。 What a comfort it is to think that the next time 

those daughters come to see her they will play to her and make her very 

happy� �Poor old dear� ─�



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     ;You   puzzle   me   greatly�察─  �he   said。   ;I   cannot   for   the   life   of   me   think 

what made you choose your calling。 You must have many gifts�察�any one 

who talks with you must see that at once。 And you play quite nicely�察�too。; 

     ;I   am  sorry  that   my   profession   sticks   in   your   throat�察─  �she   answered。 

;Do   be   thankful   that   I   am   nothing   worse   than   a   tuner。   For   I   might   be 

something worsea snob�察�for instance。; 

     And�察�so speaking�察�she dashed after a butterfly�察�and left him to recover 

from her words。 He was conscious of having deserved a reproof�察�and when 

at last he overtook her he said as much�察�and asked for her kind indulgence。 

     ;I   forgive   you�察─  �she   said�察  �laughing。   ;You   and   I   are   not   looking   at 

things from the same point of view�察�but we have had a splendid morning 

together�察�and I have enjoyed every  minute of it。 And to´morrow I go on 

my way。; 

     ;And to´morrow you go�察─�he repeated。 ;Can it not be the day after to´ 

morrow�拭─�

     ;I am  a bird   of passage�察─�she   said�察�shaking   her head。 ;You   must   not 

seek to detain me。 I have taken my rest�察�and off I go to other climes。; 



     They had arrived at the hotel�察�and Oswald Everard saw no more of his 

companion until the evening�察�when she came down rather late for   /table 

d'hote/。 She hurried over her dinner and went into the salon。 She closed the 

door�察�and sat down to the piano�察�and lingered there without touching the 

keys�察�once or twice she raised her hands�察�and then she let them rest on the 

notes�察�and�察�half unconsciously�察�they began to move and make sweet music�察�

and then they drifted into Schumann's ;Abendlied�察─�and then the little girl 

played   some   of   his   ;Kinderscenen�察─  �and   some   of   his   ;Fantasie   Stucke�察─�

and some of his songs。 

     Her   touch   and   feeling   were   exquisite�察  �and   her   phrasing   betrayed   the 

true musician。 The strains of music reached the dining´room�察�and�察�one by 

one�察�the guests came creeping in�察�moved by the music and anxious to see 

the musician。 

     The   little   girl   did   not   look   up�察  �she   was   in   a   Schumann   mood   that 

evening�察     �and   only   the   players    of   Schumann       know    what    enthralling 

possession   he   takes   of   their   very   spirit。 All   the   passion   and   pathos   and 



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wildness   and   longing   had   found   an   inspired   interpreter�察  �and   those   who 

listened   to   her   were   held   by   the   magic   which   was   her   own   secret�察  �and 

which     had   won    for   her  such   honour     as  comes     only   to  the  few。   She 

understood Schumann's music�察�and was at her best with him。 

     Had she�察�perhaps�察�chosen to play his music this evening because she 

wished     to   be  at  her   best�拭  �Or   was   she   merely    being    impelled    by   an 

overwhelming force within her�拭�Perhaps it was something of both。 

     Was   she   wishing   to   humiliate   these   people   who   had   received   her   so 

coldly�拭�This little girl was only human�察�perhaps there was something of 

that feeling too。 Who can tell�拭�But she played as she had never played in 

London�察�or Paris�察�or Berlin�察�or New York�察�or Philadelphia。 

     At last she arrived at the ;Carnaval�察─�and those who heard her declared 

afterward   that   they   had   never   listened   to   a   more   magnificent   rendering。 

The tenderness was so restrained�察�the vigour was so refined。 When the last 

notes of that spirited ;Marche des Davidsbundler contre les Philistins; had 

died   away�察  �she   glanced   at   Oswald   Everard�察  �who   was   standing   near   her 

almost dazed。 

     ;And now my favourite piece of all�察─�she said�察�and she at once began 

the   ;Second   Novelette�察─  �the   finest   of   the   eight�察  �but   seldom   played     in 

public。 

     What   can   one   say   of   the   wild   rush   of   the   leading   theme�察  �and   the 

pathetic longing of the intermezzo�拭�

            。 。 。 The murmuring dying notes�察                 �That fall as soft as snow 

on the sea�察�

     and 

            The     passionate     strain  that�察 �deeply    going�察           �Refines     the 

bosom it trembles through。 

     What can one say of those vague aspirations and finest thoughts which 

possess the very dullest among us when such music as that which the little 

girl had chosen catches us and keeps us�察�if only for a passing moment�察�but 

that moment of the rarest worth and loveliness in our unlovely lives�拭�

     What can one say of the highest music except that�察�like death�察�it is the 

great leveller�此�it gathers us all to its tender keepingand we rest。 

     The little girl ceased playing。 There was not a sound to be heard�察�the 



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magic     was    still  holding    her   listeners。   When     at  last  they   had    freed 

themselves with a sigh�察�they pressed forward to greet her。 

     ;There   is   only   one   person   who   can   play   like   that�察─  �cried   the   major�察�

with sudden inspiration;she is Miss Thyra Flowerdew。; 

     The little girl smiled。 

     ;That is my name�察─�she said�察�simply�察�and she slipped out of the room。 

     The next morning�察�at an early hour�察�the bird of passage took her flight 

onward�察�but she was not destined to go off unobserved。 Oswald Everard 

saw the little figure swinging along the road�察�and she overtook her。 

     ;You   little   wild   bird� ─  �he   said。   ;And   so   this   was   your   great   ideato 

have your fun out of us all�察�and then play to us and make us feel I don't 

know how�察�and then to go。; 

     ;You   said   the   company   wanted   stirring   up�察─  �she   answered�察   �and   I 

rather fancy I have stirred them up。; 

     ;And what do you suppose you have done for me�拭─�he asked。 

     ;I hope I have proved to you that the bellows´blower and the organist 

are sometimes identical�察─�she answered。 

     But he shook his head。 

     ;Little wild bird�察─�he said�察 �you have given me a great idea�察�and I will 

tell you what it is�此�/to tame you/。 So good´bye for the present。; 

     ;Good´bye�察─�she said。 ;But wild birds are not so easily tamed。; 

     Then she waved her hand over her head�察�and went on her way singing。 



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        KOOSJE�此�A STUDY OF DUTCH 

                                       LIFE 



                           by JOHN STRANGE WINTER 

     Her name was Koosje van Kampen�察�and she lived in Utrecht�察�that most 

quaint of quaint cities�察�the Venice of the North。 

     All her life had been passed under the shadow of the grand old Dom 

Kerk�察  �she   had   played   bo´peep   behind   the   columns   and   arcades   of   the 

ruined�察  �moss´grown   cloisters�察  �had   slipped   up   and   fallen   down   the   steps 

leading   to   the   /grachts/�察  �had   once   or   twice�察  �in   this   very   early   life�察  �been 

fished out of those same slimy�察�stagnant waters�察�had wandered under the 

great lindens in the Baan�察�and gazed curiously up at the stork's nest in the 

tree   by   the   Veterinary   School�察  �had   pattered   about   the   hollow´sounding 

streets   in  her   noisy   wooden     /klompen/�察    �had   danced    and   laughed�察   �had 

quarrelled and wept�察�and fought and made friends again�察�to the tune of the 

silver    chimes    high   up   in  the  Domchimes        that  were   sometimes      old 

/Nederlandsche/   hymns�察  �sometimes   Mendelssohn's   melodies   and   tender 

;Lieder ohne Worte。; 

     But   that   was   ever   so   long   ago�察  �and   now   she   had   left   her   romping 

childhood   behind   her�察  �and   had   become   a   maid´servanta   very   dignified 

and aristocratic maid´servant indeedwith no less a sum than eight pounds 

ten a year in wages。 

     She   lived   in   the   house   of   a   professor�察  �who   dwelt   on   the   Munster 

Kerkhoff�察�one of the most aristocratic parts of that wonderfully aristocratic 

city�察�and once or twice every week you might have seen her�察�if you had 

been   there   to   see�察  �busily   engaged   in   washing   the   red   tile   and   blue   slate 

pathway in front of the professor's house。 You would have seen that she 

was very pleasant to look at�察�this Koosje�察�very comely and clean�察�whether 

she happened to be very busy�察�or whether it had been Sunday�察�and�察�with 

her   very   best   gown   on�察  �she   was   out   for   a   promenade   in   the   Baan�察  �after 

duly going to service as regularly as the Sabbath dawned in the grand old 

Gothic choir of the cathedral。 

     During   the   week   she   wore   always   the   same   costume   as   does   every 



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other servant in the country�此�a skirt of black stuff�察�short enough to show a 

pair   of   very   neat´set   and   well´turned    ankles�察   �clad  in  cloth   shoes   and 

knitted s

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