The Opposite House: A Novel — page 241: what you’re looking at

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236 The Opposite House. The young man, who was honored by old and young with sincere love and devotion, had become their protector, their support, their father. Lohfeld’s eyes sparkled with pride and pleasure, as, raising his toil-hardened hand with an eager ges. ture, he explained once more the order to cheer. “A thundering three-times three!’ he exclaimed. “Let them hear it as far as the city, just as he reaches the entrance-gate, and when the carriage stops we'll all shout together: ‘Long live Master Gerrald! and I’ll step forward and deliver the wel- come. Liesbeth will hand him the bouquet, and we ‘ll give another cheer—a good loud one! And you youngsters, up above, are to sound a flourish at the beginning and end, such as hasn’t been heard in the city to-day! The best the brass can do; do you understand? Zounds, but our master shall hear that his millers are in earnest!” Again he marched up and down like a general surveying his faithful troops. Just at that moment a boy at the gate shouted at the top of his voice : “Look out! Here he comes, and two others with him !” The news flashed through the waiting throng like an electric spark. The men fell into position, and Lohfeld loosened his collar and rubbed his hands in anticipation of what was coming. The ComicboOoks.c©