An Unwilling Guest
“In the first place had come her surprise at Allison's "Will you forgive me?" When had any one ever asked her forgiveness before? She could see that Allison was really in earnest, and about so trivial a thing too, as a neglect to invite her to go to church. It gave her a little inkling of the place that meeting held in Allison's heart. It also showed her that Allison regarded her for some reason as outside the sacred, privileged circle who might enter here.
She and Bert did their part well. ...The piano and violin together sounded a grand keynote for the singing, and the many fresh, untrained voices took up the music and sang with a will. At first Evelyn felt almost inclined to stop playing and turn around to watch and listen. It seemed her playing was not needed. The music swept on in high, sweet melody, even though the voices were some of them harsh and most of them more or less crude. There was in the singing a quality of true praise that rose above all little discords as if the sound of angel voices mingled in the air above their heads.MoreLess
She and Bert did their part well. ...The piano and violin together sounded a grand keynote for the singing, and the many fresh, untrained voices took up the music and sang with a will. At first Evelyn felt almost inclined to stop playing and turn around to watch and listen. It seemed her playing was not needed. The music swept on in high, sweet melody, even though the voices were some of them harsh and most of them more or less crude. There was in the singing a quality of true praise that rose above all little discords as if the sound of angel voices mingled in the air above their heads.MoreLess
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