our aunt-第2章
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Her benefactor in the machinery department; Herr Sivertsen;
visited her every Sunday; but it was a long time from Sunday to
Sunday。 In the latter time; therefore; she used to have in a little
child 〃for the scraps;〃 that is to say; to eat up the remains of the
dinner。 It was a child employed in the ballet; one that certainly
wanted feeding。 The little one used to appear; sometimes as an elf;
sometimes as a page; the most difficult part she had to play was the
lion's hind leg in the 〃Magic Flute;〃 but as she grew larger she could
represent the fore…feet of the lion。 She certainly only got half a
guilder for that; whereas the hind legs were paid for with a whole
guilder; but then she had to walk bent; and to do without fresh air。
〃That was all very interesting to hear;〃 said our aunt。
She deserved to live as long as the theatre stood; but she could
not last so long; and she did not die in the theatre; but
respectably in her bed。 Her last words were; moreover; not without
meaning。 She asked;
〃What will the play be to…morrow?〃
At her death she left about five hundred dollars。 We presume
this from the interest; which came to twenty dollars。 This our aunt
had destined as a legacy for a worthy old spinster who had no friends;
it was to be devoted to a yearly subscription for a place in the
second tier; on the left side; for the Saturday evening; 〃for on
that evening two pieces were always given;〃 it said in the will; and
the only condition laid upon the person who enjoyed the legacy was;
that she should think; every Saturday evening; of our aunt; who was
lying in her grave。
This was our aunt's religion。
THE END
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