Then Jan went to the doctor's, but they seemed more interested in him than the pigeon, and gave him some medicine to make him calm.
It wasn't strange to take the bird out. He couldn't leave it in the house. He was afraid the children would wake up and go into the scullery and worry it. He had to keep the bird safe with himself. And he had to go out, he had to be alone.
Along Main Street there were crowds of people. And what a noise! He stood watching for a while. People enjoying