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"Hello, Phœbe," he called as he drew near to her. "Glad for school?" "I ain't!" She flung the words at him. "You know good enough I ain't." "Ha, ha," he laughed, "don't be cranky, Phœbe. Here comes Phares and he'll tell you that your eyes are black when you're cross. Won't you, Phares?" "I " began the sober youth, but Phœbe rudely interrupted. "I don't care. I don't like the new teacher."
"What's the programme now?" I asked Jaffery. "Hotel," said he. "This poor girl will want a rest. Besides, we'll have to stay the night." "Our friend is staying at the Hotel des Phares." "Then we'll go to Tortoni's."
"I'm afraid it's no use," he said gravely. "Those operations very often fail." "But there's a chance, Phares! If it were your eyes wouldn't you snatch at any meagre chance?" "Why, I guess I would," he admitted, wondering at her insight into human nature and admiring her devotion to the blind woman. Aunt Maria also was sceptical.
As he climbed the hill again he thought, "Now, what's the matter with Phœbe? Was she or wasn't she glad to see me? I couldn't tell her I love her when she acts like that! And I'm a cripple, and she's beautiful Oh, my mind's in a muddle! But one thing's clear I want Phœbe Metz for my wife." THE next morning Phares Eby called David, "Wait, I want to see you.
For nature might have placed our heads in our knees or elbows, but having beforehand determined that the eyes should serve to discover things from afar, she for the better enabling them to execute their designed office, fixed them in the head, as on the top of a long pole, in the most eminent part of all the body no otherwise than we see the phares, or high towers erected in the mouths of havens, that navigators may the further off perceive with ease the lights of the nightly fires and lanterns.
I like David better than Phares, too, because Phares bosses me too much and he is wonderful strict and thinks everything is bad or foolish. He preaches a lot. He says it's bad to be a big singer and sing for the people and get money for it, in oprays, he means is it?" Miss Lee was startled by the ambition of the child before her and amazed at the determination revealed in her young pupil.
"And you were ready to cry at that?" he said. "Why, I'm a Dutchie, so is Phares, so's most of the people round here. Ain't so, Phares?" "Yes, guess so," the older boy assented, his eyes still upon Phœbe. "D'ye know," he said, addressing her, "when you were cross a few minutes ago your eyes were almost black. You shouldn't get so angry still, Phœbe."
She was at length pacified by the declarations, that he was not a follower of the English, that he derived not his creed from them, that he believed in the Trinity, that Jesus was God, and that Mary was his mother. Phares, the youngest brother, consented to receive a New Testament, and was evidently affected and softened by the interview.
I said to Phares to-day that I'm almost glad it's here, for it was awful to know it's coming." "But it's awful," he shuddered. "Come in to the light and let me see you but oh, you can't see me!" "Yes I can." She reached a hand to his face. "This is the way I see you now. The same mouth and chin, the same mole on your left cheek that's good luck, Davie the same nose with its little turn-up."
Granny Hogendobler spoiled her Nason by givin' him just what he wanted, and now what has she got for it? And I guess Barb is easy with that big boy of hers. Mebbe if she was a little stricter he'd be in the Church like Phares is, though David is a nice boy and I guess he don't give his mom any trouble." "I just love Mother Bab; don't you say such things about her!"
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