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Updated: June 28, 2025
Lily was not at home; but Jacky was sitting on the back doorstep, twanging his jew's-harp. He was shy at first, and tongue-tied; then wildly excited on learning that there were "presents" in Mr. Curtis's pocket.
He'll give it to me afterwards; and I think I want a jew's-harp the most," he explained. "David," Helena said in a whisper, putting her cheek down against his, "Oh, David, won't you please, give me 'forty kisses'? I'm so lonely." David drew back and looked hard into her face that quivered in spite of the smile she had summoned to meet his eyes.
Taking his stand upon a moss-covered fragment of rock, he drew an enormous Jew's-harp from his pocket, and handed it to me, gravely requesting me to `accompany' him upon it, while he sang.
He is a harmless enough fellow, Parker by name, a garroter by trade, and a remarkable performer upon the jew's-harp. I cared nothing for him. But I cared a great deal for the much more formidable person who was behind him, the bosom friend of Moriarty, the man who dropped the rocks over the cliff, the most cunning and dangerous criminal in London.
There was a band to lead the procession; a band of three boys, playing on a French harp, a jew's-harp, and a drum. Johnny Grey's Newfoundland dog was hitched to the little wagon that held Matches's coffin. Phil drove, sitting up solemnly in his father's best high silk hat with its band of crape.
And here I side-step my Song-of-Solomon voluntary, for they have one thing I do miss, and that is music. I wish I had a cottage-piano or a Baby Grand or a Welte Mignon! I wish I had any kind of an old piano! I wish I had an accordion, or a German Sweet-Potato, or even a Jew's-Harp!
On the other side of the deck a returning immigrant was bringing out a jew's-harp, and two or three of his fellow-passengers were preparing to pitch quoits. Old Mr. King was actually smiling at it all. Polly hadn't seen him so contented since they sailed. "I guess I'll tell another one, Jasper," she said. "Oh, about a dog, you wanted, did you?" nodding at the biggest boy.
On his knee, in transports of delight, was a small boy, and Mr. Lincoln was serenely playing on the child's Jew's-harp. Standing beside him was a proud father who had dragged his son across two counties in a farm wagon, and who was to return on the morrow to enter this event in the family Bible.
The Meredith children hated it, without just knowing why, but they loved the old, flat, bench-like stones with the tall grasses growing rankly about them. They made jolly seats for one thing. They were all sitting on one now. Jerry, tired of leap frog, was playing on a jew's-harp.
Campbell is ordered to appear at Durbar Lamas called to council Threats Searcity of food Arrival of Dewan Our jailer, Thoba-sing Temperature, etc., at Tumloong Services of Goompas Lepcha girl Jew's-harp Terror of servants Ilam-sing's family Interview with Dewan Remonstrances Dewan feigns sickness Lord Dalhousie's letter to Rajah Treatment of Indo-Chinese Concourse of Lamas Visit of Tchebu Lama Close confinement Dr.
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