After that, he came over every evening and Rowena taught him to read in McGuffey's _Second Reader._ I knew that Magnus had read this through time and again; but he said he could learn to speak the words better when Rowena taught him.

The fact was, though, that he was teaching her more than she him; but she never had a suspicion of this.

That evening Magnus came over and brought his fiddle.

Pa Fewkes was quite disappointed when Magnus said he could not play the _Money Musk_ nor _Turkey in the Straw_, nor the _Devil's Dream,_ but when he went into one of his musical trances and played things with no tune to them but with a great deal of harmony, and some songs that almost made you cry, Rowena sat looking so lost to the world and dreamy that Magnus was moist about the eyes himself.

He shook hands with all of us when he went away, so as to get the chance to hold Rowena's hand I guess.
Every day while they were there, Magnus came to see us; but did not act a bit like a boy who came sparking.