第14章

类别:其他 作者:Ralph Connor字数:9686更新时间:19/01/07 15:02:13
\"I’mgoingtodriveyoutoEtaplesto—morrowinmycar。IknowthematronandsomeofthenursesintheAmericanhospitalthere。\" \"Youdon’tmeanit,\"saidBarry,\"butareyousureit’snotaterribleboreforyou?IammuchafraidthatIhavebeenanuisancetoyou,andyouhavebeensovery,verygoodtome。\" \"Abore!\"shecried,andthebrowneyeswerewideopeninsurprise。 \"Abore,andyouaCanadian!Why,youareoneofmybrothers’ friends,andbesidesyouseemtomeafriendofourfamily。MyuncleHoward,youknow,toldmeallaboutyou。Besides,\"sheaddedinavoiceofgreatgentleness,\"youremember,Ipromised。\" Barrycaughtherhand。 \"IwishIcouldtellyouallIfeelaboutit,butsomehowIcan’tgetthewords。\" Sheallowedherhandtoremaininhisforamomentortwo;thenwithdrawingit,saidhurriedly,withaslightcolourshowinginhercheeks: \"IthinkIunderstand。\"Thenchanginghertoneabruptly,anddroppingintothebusiness—likemannerofaV。A。D。,shesaid,\"So,we’llgoto—morrow。Itwillheasplendidrun,ifthedayisfine。Wehadbetterstartbynineo’clocktogiveusalongday。\" Then,asifforgettingshewasaV。A。D。,sheaddedwithalittlecatchinhervoice,\"Oh,Ishallloveit!\" Thedayprovedtobefine,——oneofthosegoldendaysofspringthathavegiventothelanditsnameof\"sunnyFrance。\"Itwasadayforlifeandyouthandhope。Adayonwhichwarseemedmorethaneveracrueloutrageuponhumanity。Butacrossthesunniestdays,acrosstheshiningfaceofFrance,andacrosstheirspirits,too,thewarcastitsblackshadow。Theyboth,however,seemedtohaveresolvedthatforthatdayatleasttheywouldturntheireyesfromthatshadowandletthemrestonlywherethesunwasshining。 TheV。A。D。withhermindintentuponherwheelcouldonlycontribute,ashershareintheconversation,descriptiveandsomewhatdesultorycommentsuponpointsofinterestalongtheway。 Barry,becauseitharmonisedwithhismood,talkedabouthisfatherandalltheiryearstogetherbuteverwithoutobtrusionofhisgrief。Theexperiencesofthepastthreedays,whichtheyhadshared,seemedtohaveestablishedbetweenthemasenseofmutualconfidenceandcomradeshipsuchasinordinarycircumstanceswouldhavedemandedyearsofcompanionshiptoeffect。Thissenseofsympathyandofperfectunderstandingonthepartofthegirlathisside,togetherwiththefascinatingcharmofherbeauty,andhersweetness,wastoBarry’sstrickenheartlikeahealingbalmtoanachingwound。 TheywereinsightofEtaplesbeforeBarryimaginedtheycouldhavemademorethanhalfthejourney。 \"Etaples,sosoon!Itcannotbe!\" \"Butitis,\"saidthegirl,throwingabrightsmileathim,\"andthat’sthehospital,onthehillyonder,wheretheflagisflying。\" \"Why,\"exclaimedBarry,\"that’stheAmericanflag!What’stheAmericanflagdoingthere?\" \"It’sflyingoveranAmericanhospital,\"saidtheV。A。D。\"I thinkit’ssuchabeautifulflag。Inthebreeze,itseemstomethemostbeautifulofalltheflags。Thestripesseemtoflowoutfromthestars。Ofcourse,\"sheaddedhurriedly,\"theUnionJackwithallitshistoricmeaninganditsmingledcrosses,issplendidlygloriousandismoredecorative,butIalwaysthink,whenIseethosefloatingstripes,thattheAmericanshavethemostbeautifulflag。\" \"Iadmit,\"saidBarry,\"it’sabeautifulflag,but——well,I’maBritisher,Isuppose,andseeitwithBritisheyes。ButwhyisthatflagflyinghereinFrance?Howdotheauthoritiesallowthat?It’saneutralflag——awfullyneutral,too。\" \"IunderstandtheyhavepermissionfromtheFrenchauthoritiestoflythatflagovereveryAmericaninstitutioninFrance。Andyouknow,\"continuedthegirlwithrisingenthusiasm,\"iftheyareneutral,theyhaveimmenselyhelpedus,too,haven’tthey?——inmunitionsandthatsortofthing。\" \"That’strueenough,\"agreedBarry,\"andit’sallthemorewonderfulwhenyouthinkofthemillionsofGermansthattheyhaveintheircountry。Iheardaveryfinething,notlongago,fromafriendofmine。APittsburghoilmanabouttocloseadeal,withatraveller,withmillionsinit,suddenlydiscoveredthathisoilwastogototheGermans。Atoncethedealwasoff,and,thoughthepricewasconsiderablyraised,therewas,inhisownwords,’Nothing’doing!’’Nostuffofmine,’hesaid,’shallgotohelpanenemyoftheAnglo—Saxonrace。’That’sthewayIbelievetherealAmericansfeel。\" \"Thisisawonderfulhospital,\"saidtheV。A。D。\"WheneverIseeit,IsomehowfeelmyheartgrowwarmtotheAmericanpeopleforthesplendidwayinwhichtheyhavehelpedpoorFrance,for,youknow,inthefirstmonthsofthewar,theFrenchhospitalswereperfectlyghastly。\" \"Iknow,Iknow!\"criedBarry。\"AndtheCanadians,too,havechippedinabit。WehaveaCanadianhospitalinParis,fortheFrench,andothersarebeingorganised。\" Theyturnedinatthegateandfoundthemselvesinabeautifulquadrangle,setoutwithgrassplotsandflowersandcementwalks。 Thebuildingitself,anancientroyalpalace,hadbeenenlargedbymeansofsun—parloursandporcheswhichgaveitanairofwonderfulcheerinessandbrightness。 \"Iwillruninandseeifanyofmyfriendsareabout,\"saidtheV。A。D。\"Waithereforme。Unlessyoucaretocomein,\"sheadded。 \"No,Iwillwaithere。Idon’tjustfeellikemeetingstrangersbut,ifthereareCanadiansinthehospital,Ishouldliketoseethem。Andperhapsyoucandiscoverwheremychiefcanbefound,ifyoudon’tmind。\" Hardlyhadshepassedwithinthedoor,whenanothercarcameswiftlytothegateanddrewupalittleinfrontofBarry’s。A girlleapedfromthewheelandwithaspringinherstep,whichspokeofaboundingvitality,ranupthesteps。 Whatthoughtcaughtheritisdifficulttosay,butonthetopmoststepshespunaroundandlookedstraightintoBarry’seyes。 \"Paula!\"heshouted,andwasoutofthecarandatthefootofthesteps,withhandoutstretched,when,withasingletouchofherfoottothesteps,shewasathim,withbothhandsreachingforhis。 \"Barry,oh,Barry!Itcan’tbeyou!\"shepanted。Herfacewentred,thenwhite,thenredagain。\"Oh,it’sbetterthanadrinktoseeyou。Whence,how,why,whither?Oh,nevermindanswering,\" shewenton。\"It’senoughtoseeyou。\" AstepbehindherdivertedherattentionfromBarry。Barryranupthesteps,andtakingtheV。A。D。bythehand,ledherdown。 \"Iwantyoutomeetafriendofmine,\"hesaidandintroducedPaula。 Paula’seyes,keenasaknife—point,wereupontheV。A。D。’sface。 \"I’mgladtoknowyou,\"shesaidfrankly,offeringherhand。 \"Principally,\"sheadded,withalittlelaugh,\"becauseyouknowBarry。\" TheV。A。D。bowedwiththeslightreservecharacteristicofher,andtookPaula’shand。 \"I,too,ampleased,\"shesaid,\"tomeetafriendofCaptainDunbar。\"Thensheaddedwithincreasedcordiality,\"andI’mgladtomeetanAmericaninFrance。Iknowyourmatron,andsomeofthenurses。\" \"Good!\"criedPaula。\"Now,then,you’llbothofyoutakelunchwithme。\" TheV。A。D。demurred。 \"Ofcourseyouwill,\"criedPaula。\"Oh,Barry,I’mjustreadytodiefromseeingyouagain。Comealong!\"shecried,impulsively,catchingtheV。A。D。bythearm。\"Comealongandparkyourbuzzwagonherebesidemine。\" Sherantohercar,spranginandwhirleditintoplacebeforetheV。A。D。hadherswellstarted。 Barrywaitedwheretheyhadlefthim。ThesuddenappearingofPaulahadstirredwithinhimdepthsoffeelingthatalmostoverpoweredhim。HismindwasfarawayinAthabasca,oncemorehewasseeingthedarkpool,theswiftlyflowingwater,thecampfire,andhisfatherbendingoverit。Hisheartwasquiveringasifahandhadbeenrudelythrustintoarawwoundinit。 TheV。A。D。heldPaulaafewmomentsbesidehercar,speakingquicklyandearnestly。WhentheyrejoinedBarry,Paula’seyesweresoftwithunshedtears,andhervoicewasverygentle。 \"Iknow,Barry,\"shesaid。\"MissVincentjusttoldme。Oh,whatterriblechangesthiswarbringstousall。Weseesomanysadthingshereeveryday。It’sterriblysadforyou,Barry。\" \"Yes,itissad,Paula,anditisgoingtobelonely。YouhavebroughtbacktomethatbrightdayontheAthabasca。But,\"headdedearnestly,\"afterall,inthiswareverythingpersonalissosmall。Besides,hewassosplendid,youknow,andtheboystoldmeheplayedthegameupthererighttotheend。SoI’mnotgoingtoshamehim;atleast,I’mtryingnotto。\" ButbrightaswasBarry’ssmile,Paulacaughtthequiveringofhislips,andturnedquicklyawayfromhim。 Afteramomentortwoofsilence,shecried,withheroldimpulsiveness,\"Nowyouwillbothlunchwithme。I’mthequartermasterofthisoutfit,andhaveasmallparlourofmyown。 Weshallhavealovely,cosytime,justMissVincent,youandmyselftogether。\" \"But,\"repliedtheV。A。D。,\"Ihavejustarrangedwiththematrontolunchwithher。\" \"Oh,rubbish!I’llcutthatout,allright。What’stheuseofbeingquartermasterifIcan’tarrangealunchpartytosuitmyself?\" StilltheV。A。D。demurred。Withher,breakinganengagementforlunchwasaseriousaffair——wasindeedtakingalibertywhichnoEnglishgirlwouldthinkofdoing。 \"Oh,that’snonsense!\"criedPaula。\"I’llmakeitperfectlyallright。Lookhere,\"shecried,wheelingupontheV。A。D。,\"youBritishersaresoterriblycorrect。I’llshowyoualittleshirtsleevediplomacy。Besides,ifyoudon’tcomeinonthisyoucanhavethematron,andI’lltakeBarry,\"shesaidwithathreateningsmile。\"Watchme!\"sheadded,assheranaway。 \"Whatasplendidgirl!\"saidtheV。A。D。\"AndthatcaptivatingAmericanwayshehas。Perfectlyripping,Icallit。Idohopeweshallbefriends。\" InashorttimePaulacamerushingbackintotheroom,announcingtriumphantlythatarrangementshadbeenmadeaccordingtoherprogramme,withthematroninheartyaccord。 \"Andshesendsherlove,\"shesaidtotheV。A。D。\"Shewouldnothaveyouonanyaccountmissthisparty。Sheisdesperatelygrievedthatshecannotacceptmyinvitationtojoinus。Ofcourse,Iknewtheolddearcouldn’t。Andwearetomeetherafterwards。\" Thelittlelunchpartywas,onthewhole,asuccess。TotheconversationPaulacontributedthelargerpart,Barrydoinghisbesttosecondher。Butinspiteofhisheroicefforts,hismindwouldescapehim,farawaytothesunnyAthabascaplains,andthegleamingriverandthesmoothslippingcanoe,andthenwithswifttransitiontothelittleBritishplotinthecemeteryatBoulogne。 Atsuchtimes,Paula,readinghisface,wouldmomentarilyfalterinhergaytalk,onlytobeginagainwithrenewedvivacity。Ononetopic,however,shehadnodifficultyinholdingBarry’sattention。 ItwaswhenshetoldoftheorganisinganddespatchingoftheAmericanRedCrossunitstoFrance,andmoreespeciallyofherownunit,organisedandfinancedbyherfather。 \"Iamawfullysorryheisnothereto—day。Hewouldhavelovedtohaveseenyouagain,Barry。\" \"AndItohaveseenhim,\"saidBarry。\"Heisabigman,anditisfineofhimtodothisthing。It’sjustlikethebig,generous— heartedAmericans——theyaresounstintedintheirsympathies,andtheybackthemupforalltheyareworth。\" \"Andhowefficienttheyare,\"addedtheV。A。D。inwarmadmiration。 \"Thishospital,youknow,\"turningtoBarry,\"isperfectlywonderful。 Itsequipment!Itsappliances!IhaveoftenheardourO。C。speakinthemostrapturousenvyoftheEtaplesAmericanRedCrossunit。\" \"Andwhyshouldnotitbe?\"criedPaula。\"It’saquestionofmoneyafterall。Wearenotatwar。WeputinafewlittlehospitalshereinFrance。Wehavemoremoneythrownatusthanwecanuse。 Andyoutalkaboutefficiency,\"sheadded,turningtotheV。A。D。 \"GoodLord!MypaterhasjustcomebackfromLondon,wherehewasrubberingaroundwithlordsanddukesandthingsinadisgustinglyun—AmericanwayItoldhim,andnowheravesfrommorninguntilnightovertheefficiencyoftheBritish。He’sbeenallowedtoseesomeoftheirmunitionworks,youknow。IsimplyhadtodeclaimtheAmericanDeclarationofIndependencetohimthreetimesadaytorevivehisdroopingDemocraticsentiments,andIhadtosewOldGloryontohispajamassothathemightdreamproperAmericandreams。No,totellyouthetruth,\"herePaula’svoicetookadeepernote,\"everylastAmericanofushereinFranceishotwithhumiliationandrageathiscountry’sattitude,——monkeyingwiththosebaby—killing,woman—rapingdevils。\" Assheended,hervoiceshookwithpassion,hercheekswerepale,andinhereyesshonetwobrighttears。ImpulsivelytheV。A。D。 rosefromherplace,ranaroundtoPaula,andputtingherarmaroundherneck,said: \"Oh,Idothankyou,andIloveyouforyourwords,\"whileBarrystoodatattention,asifinthepresenceofhissuperiorofficer。 \"Isaluteyou,\"hesaidwithgraveearnestness。\"Youworthilyrepresentyourbraveandgenerouspeople。\" \"Oh,darnitall!\"criedPaula,brushingawayhertears。\"I’mafool,butyoudon’tknowhowweAmericansfeel——realAmericans,I mean,nottheyellowhyphenatedbreed。\" Afterlunch,Barrywenttolookuphischief,theassistantdirectorofchaplainservice,whilePaulatookchargeoftheV。A。D。,saying: \"Runaway,Barry,andseeyourBrassHat。I’llshowMissVincenthowaquartermaster’sdepartmentofarealhospitalshouldberun。\" HishourwiththeA。D。C。S。wasamoststimulatingexperienceforBarry。Hefoundhimselfatonceintouchwithnotanofficialthinkingintermsofmilitaryregulationsandetiquette,butasoldierandaman。FortheA。D。C。S。wasboth。ThroughalltheterribledaysatYpres,wheretheCanadians,inthatwelterofgasandfireandblood,hadwontheirimperishablefameasfightingmen,hehadbeenwiththem,sharingtheirdangersandministeringtotheirwantswithhisbrotherofficersofthefightingline。 Physicallyanunimpressivefigure,smallandslight,yetheseemedchargedwithconcentratedenergywaitingrelease。 AsBarrylistenedtohiswordscomingforthinsnappy,jerkingphrases,hewasfascinatedbythebulldogjawandpiercingeyesofthelittleman。Inbrief,comprehensive,vigoroussentences,hesetforthhisidealsforthechaplainserviceintheCanadianarmy。 \"Threethings,\"hesaid,\"Itellmymen,shouldmarktheCanadianchaplainservice。Thefirst,Unity——unityamongthemselves,unitywiththeotherdepartmentsofthearmy。Twowordsdescribeourchaplains——ChristianandCanadians。IamanAnglicanmyself,butonthissideofthechanneltherearenoAnglican,noPresbyterian,noMethodistchaplains,onlyChristianandCanadianchaplains。I havehadtofightforthiswithhighofficialsbothinthearmyandinthechurch。Ihavewonout,andwhileI’mherethiswillbemaintained。ThesecondthingisSpirituality。TheChaplainmustbeaChristianman,livingintouchwiththeDivine——alivetowardGod。Third,Humanity。Hemustbe’touchedwiththefeelingofourinfirmity,’sharingtheexperiencesofthemen,gettingtoknowtheirfeelings,theirfears,theirloneliness,theirmisery,theiranxieties,andGodknowstheyhavetheiranxietiesforthemselvesandfortheirfolksathome。\" AsBarrylistened,heheardagainhisfather’svoice。\"Theyneedyou。Theyareafraid。Theyarelonely。TheyneedGod。\" \"Andremember,\"saidtheA。D。C。S。,asherosetoclosetheinterview,\"thatIamatyourback。Ifyouhaveanydifficulty,letmeknow。Ifyouarewrong,Ipromisetotellyou。Ifyouareright,I’llbackyouup。Now,letusgoandlookoverthehospital。Therearesomeofourfellowsthere。Ifyoufeellikesayinganythingintheconvalescentward,allright,butdon’tletitworryyou。\" Astheywentthroughthewards,Barrycouldnotbutnoticehowthefacesofthepatientsbrightenedashischiefapproached,andhowtheireyesfollowedhimafterhehadpassed。 Theymovedslowlythroughthoselongcorridors,sanctifiedbythesufferingsandgriefsandhiddentearsofhomesickandhomelongingmen,tomanyofwhomitseemedthatthebestoflifewaspast。 Whentheyhadgonethelengthoftheconvalescentward,theA。D。C。S。turnedand,aftergettingpermissionofthemedicalsuperintendent,brieflyintroducedBarrytothewoundedmen,as\"amanfromthewildandwoollyCanadianwest,onhiswayuptheline,andthereforecompetenttotellusaboutthewar,andespeciallywhenitwillend。\" Besidethemstoodapiano,andonitlayaviolininitsopencase。 Barrytookuptheviolin,fingereditsstringsinanabsent—mindedway,andsaid: \"Idon’tknowanythingaboutthewar,men,butIdoknowwhenitwillend,andthatiswhenwelickthoseHunsgoodandplenty,asourAmericanfriendswouldsay,\"bowingtothedoctorathisside。 \"I’manawfullypoorspeaker,boys,\"hecontinuedinaconfidentialtone,\"butIcanmakethisthingtalkabit。\" Withoutfurtherprefacehebegantoplay。Hehadnotheldaviolininhishandssincehehadplayedwithhisfatherathome。 UnconsciouslyhisfingerswanderedintothefamiliarnotesofHandel’sLargo。Hefoundtheviolintopossessanexceptionallyrichandpurequalityoftone。 Ashebegantoplay,adooropenedbehindthem,admittingPaula,theV。A。D。andtwoorthreeyoungdoctors,whotooktheirplacesinthecorneraboutthepiano。 \"Doyouknowthis?\"whisperedPaulatotheV。A。D。,asshecaughtthestrainsoftheLargo。 \"Yes。Iusedtoplayitwithmybrother。\" \"Gotoit,then,\"saidPaula。 ButtheV。A。D。hesitated。 \"Goon!Lookattheboys,andlookathisface。\" TheV。A。D。glancedabouttheroomatthelinesofpaleandpatientfaces,which,inspiteofthemarksofpain,weresopatheticallyandresolutelybright。ThensheglancedatBarry’sface。Hehadforgottenallabouthissurroundings,andhisfacewasilluminedwiththelightfromthosehiddenlampsthatburndeepinthesoulofgenius,alightenrichedandwarmedbytheglowofaheartinsympathywithitskind。 InobediencetoPaula’scommandandalittlepushuponhershoulder,theV。A。D。satdownatthepianoandtouchedthenotessoftly,feelingforthekey,thenfellinwiththeviolin。 Atthefirstnote,Barryturnedsharplyaboutandasshefoundherkeyandbegantofollow,hesteppedbacktoherside。Immediately,fromhisinstrument,thereseemedtoflowaricher,fullerstreamofmelody。FromthesolemnandstatelyharmoniesoftheLargo,hepassedtothoseoldfamiliarairs,thatneverdieandneverlosetheirpoweroverthehumanheart——\"AnnieLaurie\"and\"BenBolt,\" andthencetoarollickingFrenchchanson,whichratherbowledoverhisaccompanist,butonlyforthefirsttimethough,forshehadtheraregiftofimprovisation,andsympatheticaccompaniment。 Thenwithafullarmbowing,hesweptthemintothefiercelymajesticstrainsofthe\"Marseillaise,\"bringingtheblue—coatedorderliesaboutthedoor,andsuchpatientsascouldstand,andthegroupaboutthepianotorigidattention。Fromthe\"Marseillaise\" itwaseasytopassintothenoblesimplicityofhisownnationalsong,\"Oh,Canada!\"whereagainhisaccompanistwasquiteabletofollow,andthencetotheEmpire’sNationalAnthem,whichhadforahundredyearsormoreliftedtotheirfeetBritishsoldiersandsailorstheworldover。 Ashedrewhisbowoverthelastchord,Paulasteppedtohisside,andwhisperedinhisear: \"Where’sAmericainthisthing?\" Withoutaninstant’sbreakinthemusic,hedroppedintoawhimsicalandreallyhumorousrenderingof\"YankeeDoodle。\" QuicklytheV。A。D。movedfromthestool,caughtPaulaandthrustherintothevacantplace。Thentogethertheviolinandpianorattledintoafantasticandbrilliantvariationofthatfamousandtriflingair。Again,withasuddenchangeofmood,Barryswungintothatoldsongofthehomesickplantationnegro,\"TheSuwaneeRiver\"——asimpleenoughair,butunderthemanipulationsofamasterlendingitselftoaninterpretationofthedeepandtenderemotionswhichinthatroomandinthatcompanyofFrench,British,Canadian,Americanfolkwerethrobbinginacommonlongingfortheoldhomeandthe\"oldfolksathome。\"Beforehehadplayedtheaironcethrough,thegrey—hairedAmericandoctorwasopenlywipinghiseyes,andhiscolleagueslookingawayfromeachother,ashamedofthetearsthatdidthemonlyhonour。 Paula’sflushedfaceandflashingeyeswereeloquentofherdeepemotion,whileathersidetheV。A。D。stoodquiet,controlled,butwithaglowoftenderfeelingshininginherfaceandinhersoftbrowneyes。 NotlongdidBarrylingeramidthosedeepsofemotion,butstraighteninghisfiguretoitsfullheight,andthrowinguphishead,he,infulloctaves,playedtheopeningbarsofwhathascometobeknownasAmerica’snationalanthem,\"TheStarSpangledBanner。\" InstantlytheA。D。C。S。,theorderliesaboutthedoor,thewoundedFrench,BritishandCanadiansoldiersthatcouldstand,sprangtoattentionandsoremainedwhiletheviolin,withitspianoaccompaniment,throbbedforththesonorouschords。Withthelastbar,Barrydroppedhisbowtohisside,butheldtheviolinstillathischin。Notoneofthatcompanymoved,butstoodwiththeireyesfasteneduponhisface。Afteramoment’spause,hequietlyliftedhisbowagain,andonthesilence,stillthrobbingtothestrainsofthattriumphantmartialair,therestoleoutpure,sweet,asfromsomeetherealsource,thelongdrawn,tremblingnotesofthatoldsacredmelody,which,soundingovermenandwomenintheirhoursofterrorandanguishanddespair,hasliftedthemtopeaceandcomfortandhope——\"Nearer,MyGod,toThee。\" Thetensionwhichhadheldthecompanywasrelaxed,thewoundedmensanktotheirseats,theA。D。C。S。removedhishat,which,accordingtomilitaryregulations,hehadworntothismoment。 Onallsides,headsdroppedinanattitudeofreverence,andsocontinueduntilBarryhaddrawnthelastdeep,vibratingnotetoaclose。 Whenhehadlaidhisviolininitscase,theoldAmericandoctorcameforward,withhishandextended。 \"Letme,asanAmericanandaChristian,thankyou,sir,\"hesaid。 OnebyonethegroupofAmericanscametoshakehandswithhim,thelastbeingPaula,whoheldhishandamomentandsaidsoftly: \"Thankyou,Barry。Ibelieveallthatstuffnow。Ihavelearnedithere。\" ThelastofalltocomewastheV。A。D。Shyly,withasmileradiantthroughhertears,sheofferedherhand,saying:\"Thankyou!Hewouldhavelikedthat,Iknow。\" \"CaptainDunbar,where’syourownviolin?\"TheabrupttoneoftheA。D。C。S。startledthemall。