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"Yes, Herr Kapellmeister." "Begin then." The soprano took a long breath and her cheeks grew red like her blouse. She watched the eyes of the leader, and there was a light in them that she mistrusted, a reddish glimmer that boded evil to any who crossed him. She began tremulously. "Stop." She started again. "Your voice quavers like a jews'-harp. What's the matter with you?"
This simple ceremony over, one of the boys put wood on the fire, and Snap took a jews'-harp out of his pocket and began to extract doleful discords from it, for which George kicked at him in disgust, finally causing him to leave the circle and repair to the cedars, where he twanged with supreme egotism.
Hide anywhere in the woods, and make any queer sound you will play a jews'-harp, or pull a devil's fiddle, or just call softly and first comes a blue jay, all agog to find out all about it. Next a red squirrel steals down and barks just over your head, to make you start if possible.
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