there is silence for a moment and i do n't think i 'll be able to get up for any more performing , and mam'selle claudelle is beckoning to me with her finger and patting the bench next to her and ... and then from outside the tiny window , gully macfarland puts bow to the lady lenore and plays `` billy in the low ground '' better than i have ever heard it played before , and i lifts the whistle and i play along in my poor fashion , but somehow it works together and the crowd is pleased and claps and stamps and hollers `` more !