Volume I Part 7 (1/2)
It was an anthem in the severe style, that tells so powerfully in four-voiced harantic tablets in front, against the wall that was Davy's background
”I cannot see,” said the other little creature, pulling the contralto's black-silk gown
”I am sorry for you,” replied the other, ”but I believe that you can see, Laura, as well as I can; you mean you will not trouble yourself, or that you are idle to-night”
”And what if I do? I hate those horrid hymn sort of tunes; they will not be of any use to me”
”Silence!” uttered the voice of Lenhart Davy There was seldom occasion for him to say so, but just now there had been a pause before we repeated the first movement of the anthe, and would take me home I was enchanted, and fully ot it until after he had turned away Margareth reproved me very seriously; ”Your sisters would have asked him in, Master Charles, to supper” But the fact was, I had been occupied with my oorld too much I had said to him directly ere in the street, ”Dear Mr Davy, who are those two girls whose seats are the nearest toto the class like yourself, as you perceive, but they are not persons you would be likely to meet anywhere else”
”Why not, sir? I should like to be friends with all the singers”
Davy s, and, I hope, will be; but they are not all companions for you _out_ of the class You know that very well”
”I suppose, sir, you ht up, some too old, and all that?”
”I did, certainly; but not only so You had better not make too many friends at your time of life,--rather too few than too many Ask your ht to expect that you should love home best at present”
”I always should love _home_ best,” I answered quickly; and I rehed
”You mean what even every boy must feel, that you should like to make a home for yourself; but the reward is after the race,--the victory at the end of the struggle”
It appeared toin his own soul; for his voice had fallen I urged, ”I know it, sir; but do tell irls,--I won't let the and heartily ”Oh! yes, willingly; you would soon have heard their nah The little one is Laura Lereat deal to do with the theatres in this town, and she is training for a dancer, besides being already a singer in the chorus at a certain theatre Your mother would not like you to visit her, you may be sure; and therefore you should not try to know her I placed you near her because she is theof allperson who sat next you this evening”
”With the lovely voice? Oh! I should never know _her_ if I wished it”
”You need not wish it; but even if you did, she would never become troublesome in any respect She is too calm, too modest”
”And pray, tell me, sir, is she to be a dancer too?”
”No, oh, no! She will decidedly becoland, but I believe she will not go upon the stage”
”You call the theatre the stage, sir, don't you?”
”Yes, in this instance”
”But on't she go upon the stage? Cannot she act?”
”She does not think she is called to it by any special gift”
”Did she say those words, sir?”