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this treasure�察 �which   if triumphant�察 �would   build   him  his   first   step   toward 

independence and the mysteries of the art which he blindly�察�ignorantly�察�and 

yet passionately adored。 

     He said nothing to any one�察�his grandfather would not have understood�察�

and    little  Alois   was   lost   to  him。   Only    to  Patrasche    he   told  all�察 �and 

whispered�察 �Rubens would give it me�察�I think�察�if he knew。; 

     Patrasche thought so too�察�for he knew that Rubens had loved dogs or 

he   had   never   painted   them   with   such   exquisite   fidelity�察  �and   men   who 

loved dogs were�察�as Patrasche knew�察�always pitiful。 

     The   drawings   were   to   go   in   on   the   first   day   of   December�察  �and   the 

decision be given on the twenty´fourth�察�so that he who should win might 

rejoice with all his people at the Christmas season。 



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     In   the   twilight   of   a   bitter   wintry   day�察  �and   with   a   beating   heart�察  �now 

quick with hope�察�now faint with fear�察�Nello placed the great picture on his 

little green milk´cart�察�and took it�察�with the help of Patrasche�察�into the town�察�

and there left it�察�as enjoined�察�at the doors of a public building。 

     ;Perhaps it is worth nothing at all。 How can I tell�拭─�he thought�察�with 

the   heart´sickness   of   a   great   timidity。   Now   that   he   had   left   it   there�察  �it 

seemed to him so hazardous�察�so vain�察�so foolish�察�to dream that he�察�a little 

lad with bare feet who barely knew his letters�察�could do anything at which 

great painters�察�real artists�察�could ever deign to look。 Yet he took heart as he 

went by the cathedral�察�the lordly form of Rubens seemed to rise from the 

fog and the darkness�察�and to loom in its magnificence before him�察�while 

the   lips�察  �with   their   kindly   smile�察  �seemed   to   him   to   murmur�察   �Nay�察  �have 

courage�   �It   was   not   by   a   weak   heart   and   by   faint   fears   that   I   wrote   my 

name for all time upon Antwerp。; 

     Nello   ran   home   through   the   cold   night�察  �comforted。   He   had   done   his 

best�察   �the   rest  must     be  as   God    willed�察   �he   thought�察    �in  that   innocent�察�

unquestioning   faith   which   had   been   taught   him   in   the   little   gray   chapel 

among the willows and the poplar´trees。 

     The winter was very sharp already。 That night�察�after they reached the 

hut�察�snow fell�察�and fell for very many days after that�察�so that the paths and 

the divisions in the fields were all obliterated�察�and all the smaller streams 

were frozen over�察�and the cold was intense upon the plains。 Then�察�indeed�察�

it became hard work to go round for the milk while the world was all dark�察�

and carry it through the darkness to the silent town。 Hard work�察�especially 

for Patrasche�察�for the passage of the years that were only bringing Nello a 

stronger youth were bringing him old age�察�and his joints were stiff and his 

bones   ached   often。   But   he   would   never   give   up   his   share   of   the   labour。 

Nello     would     fain   have    spared    him    and    drawn     the  cart   himself�察    �but 

Patrasche would not allow it。 All he would ever permit or accept was the 

help of a thrust from behind to the truck as it lumbered along through the 

ice´ruts。    Patrasche     had    lived   in  harness�察   �and    he  was    proud    of   it。  He 

suffered a great deal sometimes from frost and the terrible roads and the 

rheumatic pains of his limbs�察�but he only drew his breath hard and bent his 

stout   neck�察  �and   trod   onward   with   steady  patience。        ;Rest   thee   at   home�察�



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Patrasche�察�it is time thou didst rest�察�and I can quite well push in the cart by 

myself�察─�urged Nello many a morning�察�but Patrasche�察�who understood him 

aright�察  �would   no   more   have   consented   to   stay   at   home   than   a   veteran 

soldier to shirk when the charge was sounding�察�and every day he would 

rise and place himself in his shafts�察�and plod along over the snow through 

the fields that his four round feet had left their print upon so many�察�many 

years。 

     ;One must never rest till one dies�察─�thought Patrasche�察�and sometimes 

it seemed to him that that time of rest for him was not very far off。 His 

sight was less clear than it had been�察�and it gave him pain to rise after the 

night's sleep�察�though he would never lie a moment in his straw when once 

the bell of the chapel tolling five let him know that the daybreak of labor 

had begun。 

     ;My poor Patrasche�察�we shall soon lie quiet together�察�you and I�察─�said 

old Jehan Daas�察�stretching out to stroke the head of Patrasche with the old 

withered   hand   which   had   always   shared   with   him   its   one   poor   crust   of 

bread�察�and the hearts of the old man and the old dog ached together with 

one thought�此�When they were gone who would care for their darling�拭�

     One afternoon�察�as they came back from Antwerp over the snow�察�which 

had become hard and smooth as marble over all the Flemish plains�察�they 

found dropped in the road a pretty little puppet�察�a tambourine player�察�all 

scarlet   and   gold�察  �about   six   inches   high�察  �and�察  �unlike   greater   personages 

when Fortune lets them drop�察�quite unspoiled and unhurt by its fall。 It was 

a pretty toy。 Nello tried to find its owner�察�and�察�failing�察�thought that it was 

just the thing to please Alois。 

     It was quite   night   when   he passed the   mill´house�察  �he   knew  the   little 

window of her room�察�it could be no harm�察�he thought�察�if he gave her his 

little   piece   of   treasure´trovethey   had   been   play´fellows   so   long。   There 

was a shed with a sloping roof beneath her casement�察�he climbed it and 

tapped softly at the lattice�察�there was a little light within。 The child opened 

it and looked out half frightened。 

     Nello put the tambourine player into her hands。 ;Here is a doll I found 

in the   snow�察�Alois。 Take   it�察─  �he   whispered�察 �take it�察 �and   God bless   thee�察�

dear� ─�



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     He slid down from the shed roof before she had time to thank him�察�and 

ran off through the darkness。 

     That night there was a fire at the mill。 Out´buildings and much corn 

were     destroyed�察    �although     the   mill  itself   and   the   dwelling´house       were 

unharmed。   All   the   village   was   out   in   terror�察  �and   engines   came   tearing 

through the snow from Antwerp。 The miller was insured�察�and would lose 

nothing�察�nevertheless�察�he was in furious wrath�察�and declared aloud that the 

fire was due to no accident�察�but to some foul intent。 

     Nello�察�awakened from his sleep�察�ran to help with the rest。 Baas Cogez 

thrust   him   angrily   aside。   ;Thou   wert   loitering   here   after   dark�察─  �he   said 

roughly。 ;I believe�察�on my soul�察�that thou dost know more of the fire than 

any one。; 

     Nello heard him in silence�察�stupefied�察�not supposing that any one could 

say such things except in jest�察�and not comprehending how any one could 

pass a jest at such a time。 

     Nevertheless�察  �the   miller   said   the   brutal   thing   openly   to   many   of   his 

neighbours   in   the   day   that   followed�察  �and   though   no   serious   charge   was 

ever preferred against the lad�察�it got bruited about that Nello had been seen 

in the mill´yard after dark on some unspoken errand�察�and that he bore Baas 

Cogez a grudge for forbidding his intercourse with little Alois�察�and so the 

hamlet�察�which followed the sayings of its richest landowner servilely�察�and 

whose families all hoped to secure the riches of Alois in some future time 

for   their   sons�察  �took   the   hint   to   give   grave   looks   and   cold   words   to   old 

Jehan   Daas's   grandson。   No   one   said   anything   to   him   openly�察  �but   all   the 

village     agreed    together     to  humour      the   miller's   prejudice�察    �and   at   the 

cottages   and   farms   where   Nello   and   Patrasche   called   every   morning   for 

the milk for Antwerp�察�downcast glances and brief phrases replaced to them 

the   broad   smiles   and   cheerful   greetings   to   which   they   had   been   always 

used。     No   one    really   credited    the   miller's    absurd    suspicions�察    �nor   the 

outrageous   accusations   born   of   them�察  �but   the   people   were   all   very   poor 

and   very   ignorant�察  �and   the   one   rich   man   of   the   place   had   pronounced 

against him。 Nello�察�in his innocence and his friendlessness�察�had no strength 

to stem the popular tide。 

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