The Pond. Ewald Carl

down again and her husband began to sing, so that no one should see how frightened he had been. Then she said:

      "A nice place this!"

      "You take things too much to heart," said he. "Life is the same everywhere; and we must be satisfied as long as we can get on well together. I am very much afraid that all this excitement will hurt the children's voices and then they will disgrace us at the autumn concert. Pull yourself together and control yourself!"