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Crash! Bang! Bang! "_The March of the Pilgrims_" came to an abrupt end. John Lansing Birch laid down his viola and bow, whirled about, and flung out his arms in despair. "Oh, this crowd is hopeless! " he groaned. "Never mind any other instrument, providing _yours_ is heard. This march is supposed to die away in the distance! You murder it in front of the house. That second violin -- "
Here his wrath centered upon the red-cheeked, black-eyed young player.