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who was so neat in her pretty cap and laces. The
fair hair was brushed so smoothly on her forehead,
and the homespun dress was so neat and so beautifully
clean, her little hands were so busy and eager,
and her little face so rosy and round, that he found
himself thinking that if he had seen that bit of
womankind twenty-five years ago, he would certainly
have felt forced to pay court to her.
But though she was so rosy and helpful and so
neat, her eyes were quite red with crying. It was just
that which gave him such tender thoughts regarding her.
While the men ate and drank, she passed in and
out of the room. Once she came to her brother,
curtsied, and asked, “Will my brother say how the
cows are to be placed in the shed?”
“Place twelve on the left and eleven on the right;
they will not be crowded then,” replied little Faber.
“It is extraordinary how many cows you have,
Faber!” exclaimed the Major.
But the truth of the matter was that the organist
had only two cows, but he called one Twelve and the
other Eleven, so that it should sound grand when
he talked of them.
The Major learned that the cowhouse was being
rebuilt, so that the cows were out of doors during
the day, and were placed at night in the woodshed.
And going in and out of the room, the little
Fröken came to her brother again, curtsied, and
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