"Forgiven us!" (sobbing).
"Well, do you know, David'l, if God, blessed be He, has forgiven us, I think we ought to be cheerful, don't you?"
The child makes no reply.
"You remember, David'l, last year, when mother was alive, how we sang after supper, to a new tune? Do you remember the tune?
"No."
"I will sing it to remind you, only you must join in."
And the young man began to sing in a weak, hoarse voice. It was not a "Sinni" and not a "Wallach" tune, but it was a gruesome tune that went to one's heart.
The child joined in and sang through his tears.