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Chapter 13

           "Pardonme,Lucio!"Imurmuredregretfully"Ispokeinhaste;buttrulyyourmusicalmostputmeinastateoffrenzyIneverheardanythingintheleastlikeit"

           "NorI,"saidLadySibyl,whojustthenmovedtowardsthepiano"Itwasmarvellous!Doyouknow,itquitefrightenedme?"

           "Iamsorry!"heansweredwithapenitentair"IknowIamquiteafailureasapianistIamnotsufficiently‘restrained,’asthepressmenwouldsay."

           "Afailure?GoodGod!"exclaimedLordEltonatthisjuncture"Why,ifyouplayedlikethatinpublic,you’ddriveeveryonefrantic!"

           "Withalarm?"queriedLucio,laughing"Orwithdisgust?"

           "Nonsense!youknowwhatImeanverywell.Ihavealwayshadacontemptforthepianoasaninstrument,butbyJove!Ineverheardsuchmusicasyourseveninafullorchestra.Itisextraordinary!itispositivelymagnificent!Whereintheworlddidyoustudy?"

           "InNature’sconservatoire;"repliedRimânezlazily."Myfirst‘maestro’wasanamiablenightingale.He,singingonabranchoffirwhenthemoonwasfull,explainedwithliquid-notedpatience,howtoconstructandproduceapureroulade,cadenzaandtrillandwhenIhadlearnedthusfar,heshowedmeallthemostelaboratemethodsofapplyingrhythmictunetotheupwardanddownwardrushofthewind,thussupplyingmewithperfectcounterpoint.ChordsIlearnedfromoldNeptune,whowasgoodenoughtotossafewofhislargestbillowstotheshoreformyspecialbenefit.

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