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The little girl turned pale, "The jar is not ours," she said, crying, "it belongs to Mrs. Abendroth, who sent us some broth." "I am sorry for it," replied Teuzer, "but you must be more careful in using other people's things." "It was not my fault," said the child "my poor mother has the rheumatism in her hands, and cannot hold anything firmly and she let it fall.
"Come here, Madelaine," said Teuzer, "and make him ashamed, by painting this plate." Madelaine obeyed timidly. Even if she had performed her task badly Teuzer would certainly have praised her to humiliate his apprentice; but this was not the case. With a firm and practised hand, the child drew some blue ornaments upon the white ground of the plate.
Teuzer, mother, who has come to see us," said Madelaine, joyously. Madame Tube tried, but in vain, to rise to salute him. As for Raphael, he ran to hide behind the stove. "Well," said Master Teuzer to Madelaine, "I thought you were very ill, for I have not seen you these four days. Where have you been?"
"It is seed for our canary, our pretty Jacot. He is a dear little creature, and he has had nothing to eat for a long time. How glad he will be to get it." "Oh, seed for a bird," said Teuzer, slowly; and putting down the jar he was about to give her, he returned to his work, saying to himself, "if you can afford to keep a bird you can pay me for my goods.
Have you jars of this kind, and how much would one of this size cost?" Teuzer felt moved with compassion, "I have a few in the warehouse," he answered, "but they are three times as dear as the common ones." He went to look for one to make a present to the little girl, but on his return, chancing to glance into her apron, he saw a little paper parcel.
Mother cannot even cut bread, or light the fire, and it is so cold, they must stay in bed all day. If I could even send them the six shillings which Master Teuzer paid me to-day, it is of no use here, and mother would be so glad to have the money to give the landlord, lest he should turn them into the street, if he does not get any of his rent."
"All these are given by kind Master Teuzer," said Madelaine, "he has been from home, and did not hear any thing of our distress, but he kept all these Christmas presents for me, and I am to work with him as often as I can, and the wicked apprentice is sent away:" and pulling Raphael along with her, she danced about the room.
"Bl blind, did you say?" he stammered, and quite shocked, he led the poor boy to the light "Look at me, my child," he said. "I cannot see you," spoke Raphael, softly as he turned his blind eyes towards Teuzer. There is something very touching in such a look.
Master Teuzer observed all this with secret satisfaction, he looked kindly at the timid child. "Ah, my little one, so early, and already up, are you then of opinion that the morning is best for work? It is well, my child, and appears to agree with you you are as fresh as a rose of the morning. Well; what have you brought me?"
Madelaine trembled so violently that she was unable to obey, and the woman who kept the stall for Master Teuzer, and the policeman, were obliged to support her. "But," asked the former, "what has the poor child done to be arrested?" "She will soon know," replied the other, as he led Madelaine away.
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