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A Mother

           WhenthestrainofthesilencehadbecomesomewhatpainfulMissHealysaidtothebaritone:

           “HaveyouseenMrs.PatCampbellthisweek?”

           Thebaritonehadnotseenherbuthehadbeentoldthatshewasveryfine.Theconversationwentnofurther.Thefirsttenorbenthisheadandbegantocountthelinksofthegoldchainwhichwasextendedacrosshiswaist,smilingandhummingrandomnotestoobservetheeffectonthefrontalsinus.FromtimetotimeeveryoneglancedatMrs.Kearney.

           ThenoiseintheauditoriumhadrisentoaclamourwhenMr.Fitzpatrickburstintotheroom,followedbyMr.Holohanwhowaspanting.Theclappingandstampinginthehallwerepunctuatedbywhistling.Mr.Fitzpatrickheldafewbanknotesinhishand.HecountedoutfourintoMrs.Kearney’shandandsaidshewouldgettheotherhalfattheinterval.Mrs.Kearneysaid:

           “Thisisfourshillingsshort.”

           ButKathleengatheredinherskirtandsaid:“Now.Mr.Bell,”tothefirstitem,whowasshakinglikeanaspen.Thesingerandtheaccompanistwentouttogether.Thenoiseinhalldiedaway.Therewasapauseofafewseconds:andthenthepianowasheard.

           ThefirstpartoftheconcertwasverysuccessfulexceptforMadamGlynn’sitem.ThepoorladysangKillarneyinabodilessgaspingvoice,withalltheold-fashionedmannerismsofintonationandpronunciationwhichshebelievedlentelegancetohersinging.

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