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1、STORIESSTORIESByEnglishAuthorsinGermany1STORIESTHEBIRDONITSJOURNEYBYBEATRICEHARRADENItwasaboutfourintheafternoonwhenayounggirlcameintothesalonofthelittlehotelatC----inSwitzerland,anddrewherchairuptothefire."Youaresoakedthrough,"saidanelderlylady,whowasherselftryingto
2、getroasted."Yououghttolosenotimeinchangingyourclothes.""Ihavenotanythingtochange,"saidtheyounggirl,laughing."Oh,Ishallsoonbedry!""Haveyoulostallyourluggage?"askedthelady,sympathetically."No,"saidtheyounggirl;"Ihadnonetolose."Andshesmiledalittlemischievously,asthoughs
3、heknewbyinstinctthathercompanion'ssympathywouldatoncedegenerateintosuspicion!"Idon'tmeantosaythatIhavenotaknapsack,"sheadded,considerately."Ihavewalkedalongdistance--infact,fromZ----.""Andwheredidyouleaveyourcompanions?"askedthelady,withatouchofforgivenessinhervoice.
4、"Iamwithoutcompanions,justasIamwithoutluggage,"laughedthegirl.Andthensheopenedthepiano,andstruckafewnotes.Therewassomethingcaressinginthewayinwhichshetouchedthekeys;whoevershewas,sheknewhowtomakesweetmusic;sadmusic,too,fullofthatundefinablelonging,liketheholdingoutof
5、one'sarmstoone'sfriendsinthehopelessdistance.Theladybendingoverthefirelookedupatthelittlegirl,andforgotthatshehadbroughtneitherfriendsnorluggagewithher.Shehesitatedforonemoment,andthenshetookthechildishfacebetweenherhandsandkissedit."Thankyou,dear,foryourmusic,"shesa
6、id,gently."Thepianoisterriblyoutoftune,"saidthelittlegirl,suddenly;andsheranoutoftheroom,andcamebackcarryingherknapsack."Whatareyougoingtodo?"askedhercompanion.2STORIES"Iamgoingtotunethepiano,"thelittlegirlsaid;andshetookatuning-hammeroutofherknapsack,andbeganherwork
7、inrealearnest.Sheevidentlyknewwhatshewasabout,andpeggedawayatthenotesasthoughherwholelifedependedupontheresult.Theladybythefirewaslostinamazement.Whocouldshebe?Withoutluggageandwithoutfriends,andwithatuning-hammer!Meanwhileoneofthegentlemenhadstrolledintothesalon;but
8、hearingthesoundoftuning,andbeinginsecretpossessionofnerves,hefled,saying,"Thetuner,byJove!"AfewminutesafterwardMissBlake,whosenerve
