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Updated: June 10, 2025
Rudolph Krauss, across the aisle from Penrod, watched the operation with protuberant eyes, fascinated. Inspired to imitation, he took a piece of chalk from his pocket and wrote "RATS" across the shoulder-blades of the boy in front of him, then looked across appealingly to Penrod for tokens of congratulation. Penrod yawned.
Marling, the nearest doctor, will be here instantly." And as he spoke a square-shouldered, severe-looking man entered. Without a word, but in a most business-like manner, he made an examination of the patient, felt her pulse, turned back her eyelids, and then ejaculated an ominous: "Ha!" "What is it?" inquired Krauss; "what is the matter with my wife? Is it serious?"
"Perhaps you will have another try?" suggested Krauss. "Perhaps so but not for some time." "Too much work, eh? Gregory is doing a big trade just now." "Pretty well," rejoined Shafto, who was secretly surprised that Krauss should accost and talk to him in this way.
Krauss she knew something! She held some secret. This was the conclusion at which Fuchsia the shrewd arrived, after she had paid a good many visits to "Heidelberg." Fuchsia, with her long chin resting on her hand, set her active brain and cool judgment to work.
"Ach Gott! it seems incredible," moaned Krauss, now rising and coming towards the bed, and lifting his wife's limp hand. "What could have made her take to it?" "Illness loneliness depression; this enervating climate; having nothing particular to do; an idle woman of forty has no business in Burma." "But surely you have some remedy? something that will bring her to?
His burly form occupied most of the back seat, and Sophy with difficulty squeezed herself in beside him. As they glided slowly away, through the dense throng, she looked about her her curiosity as raw and eager as that of Shafto. "What a wonderful, busy place!" she exclaimed. "I see you have telephones and trams in all directions." "Oh, trams!" Krauss echoed contemptuously.
Oh, my dearest child, your exquisite gift has given me new thoughts, and opened the door of many delicious and half-forgotten memories!" Besides soothing her aunt with dreamy and enthralling melodies, Sophy remembered her "job," and endeavoured to interest her in patience, in puzzles and the latest stitch; but Frau Krauss had no taste for cards or puzzles.
Krauss is absent from morning till night not that I consider his absence any loss, for I dislike him more than words can express." "Well, I can't say that I am one of his admirers," admitted Mrs.
Krauss emerged and, by the quivering eye of an electric lamp, Sophy noticed that she looked strangely animated indeed almost radiant. No doubt she had secured some wonderful prize. "Who were you talking to, my dear?" she asked. "Mr.
Krauss became more and more charmed with her companion; it did not take her long to discover her unselfish character, amazing adaptability to these strange surrounding's and, above all, her gift of music.
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