Привид Опери
V The Enchanted Violin
Forhoursatatime,heremainedlockedupinhisbedroomwithhisdaughter,fiddlingandsinging,very,verysoftly.SometimesMammaValeriuswouldcomeandlistenbehindthedoor,wipeawayatearandgodown-stairsagainontiptoe,sighingforherScandinavianskies.
Daaeseemednottorecoverhisstrengthuntilthesummer,whenthewholefamilywenttostayatPerros-Guirec,inafar-awaycornerofBrittany,wheretheseawasofthesamecolorasinhisowncountry.Oftenhewouldplayhissaddesttunesonthebeachandpretendthattheseastoppeditsroaringtolistentothem.AndthenheinducedMammaValeriustoindulgeaqueerwhimofhis.Atthetimeofthe"pardons,"orBretonpilgrimages,thevillagefestivalanddances,hewentoffwithhisfiddle,asintheolddays,andwasallowedtotakehisdaughterwithhimforaweek.Theygavethesmallesthamletsmusictolastthemforayearandsleptatnightinabarn,refusingabedattheinn,lyingclosetogetheronthestraw,aswhentheyweresopoorinSweden.Atthesametime,theywereveryneatlydressed,madenocollection,refusedthehalfpenceofferedthem;andthepeoplearoundcouldnotunderstandtheconductofthisrusticfiddler,whotrampedtheroadswiththatprettychildwhosanglikeanangelfromHeaven.Theyfollowedthemfromvillagetovillage.
Oneday,alittleboy,whowasoutwithhisgoverness,madehertakealongerwalkthanheintended,forhecouldnottearhimselffromthelittlegirlwhosepure,sweetvoiceseemedtobindhimtoher.
