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Rojo – Rouge – et alia. Sechs Geschichten in sechs ... - Reclam

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The S<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g Lesson 37<br />

“Repeat! Repeat!” said Miss Meadows. “More expression,<br />

girls! Once more!”<br />

Fast! Ah, too Fast. The older girls were crimson; some<br />

of the younger ones began to cry. Big spots of ra<strong>in</strong> blew<br />

aga<strong>in</strong>st the w<strong>in</strong>dows, and one could hear the willows<br />

whisper<strong>in</strong>g, “. . . not that I do not love you. . . .”<br />

“But, my darl<strong>in</strong>g, if you love me,” thought Miss Meadows,<br />

“I don’t m<strong>in</strong>d how much it is. Love me as little as<br />

you like.” But she knew he didn’t love her. Not to have<br />

cared enough to scratch out that word “disgust” so that<br />

she couldn’t read it! Soon Autumn yields unto W<strong>in</strong>ter<br />

Drear. She would have to leave the school, too. She<br />

could never face the Science Mistress or the girls after<br />

it got known. She would have to disappear somewhere.<br />

Passes away. The voices began to die, to fade, to whisper<br />

. . . to vanish. . . .<br />

Suddenly the door opened. A little girl <strong>in</strong> blue walked<br />

fussily up the aisle, hang<strong>in</strong>g her head, bit<strong>in</strong>g her lips,<br />

and twist<strong>in</strong>g the silver bangle on her red little wrist. She<br />

came up the steps and stood before Miss Meadows.<br />

“Well, Monica, what is it?”<br />

“Oh, if you please, Miss Meadows,” said the little girl,<br />

gasp<strong>in</strong>g, “Miss Wyatt wants to see you <strong>in</strong> the mistress’s<br />

room.”<br />

“Very well,” said Miss Meadows. And she called to the<br />

girls, “I shall put you on your honour to talk qui<strong>et</strong>ly<br />

3 crimson: dunkel-, karm<strong>in</strong>rot.<br />

18 fussily (adv.): hektisch, <strong>in</strong> verlegener Geschäftigkeit.<br />

19 bangle: Armreif, -band.<br />

23 to gasp: keuchen.<br />

26 to put s.o. on his, her honour: jdn. auf se<strong>in</strong> Ehrgefühl, se<strong>in</strong>en Anstand<br />

verweisen; sich auf jds. Anstand verlassen.

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