"Where are the children?" he asked. "They are always running off."
"They have gone to the town," answered Mrs. Toymaker.
"I did not tell them they could go," said Mr. Toymaker. "What are they up to? They should stay and help me with my work."
| THE JUNCTION OF THE RHINE AND MOSELLE RIVERS IN COBLENZ |
"But they finished their work," said Mrs. Toymaker.
Mr. Toymaker grunted. He would surely have grunted more angrily had he seen what his children were doing at that moment. Fritz was standing in a far corner of the market square, playing his violin. Mitzi was standing by his side.
Coblenz is a city of manufacturing and similar industries. The fortress across the river was occupied by American soldiers after the World War. Sometimes in a quiet city people are not much hurried. Therefore they give heed to pleasant sounds. Coblenz has been a quiet city since the soldiers left.
Mitzi eagerly watched the passers-by. She smiled as Fritz played. The little dog Frank wagged his tail happily. Then he fell asleep on the sidewalk.
Soon a large number of people gathered. They stood listening.