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Learning to Forget

           Hedidnotdomuch,buthethoughtagreatdealandwasconsciousofachangeofsomesortgoingoninspiteofhimself."It’sgeniussimmering,perhaps.I’llletitsimmer,andseewhatcomesofit,"hesaid,withasecretsuspicionallthewhilethatitwasn’tgenius,butsomethingfarmorecommon.Whateveritwas,itsimmeredtosomepurpose,forhegrewmoreandmorediscontentedwithhisdesultorylife,begantolongforsomerealandearnestworktogoat,soulandbody,andfinallycametothewiseconclusionthateveryonewholovedmusicwasnotacomposer.ReturningfromoneofMozart’sgrandoperas,splendidlyperformedattheRoyalTheatre,helookedoverhisown,playedafewofthebestparts,satstaringatthebustsofMendelssohn,Beethoven,andBach,whostaredbenignlybackagain.Thensuddenlyhetoreuphismusicsheets,onebyone,andasthelastflutteredoutofhishand,hesaidsoberlytohimself...

           "Sheisright!Talentisn’tgenius,andyoucan’tmakeitso.ThatmusichastakenthevanityoutofmeasRometookitoutofher,andIwon’tbeahumbuganylonger.NowwhatshallIdo?"

           Thatseemedahardquestiontoanswer,andLauriebegantowishhehadtoworkforhisdailybread.Nowifever,occurredaneligibleopportunityfor‘goingtothedevil’,asheonceforciblyexpressedit,forhehadplentyofmoneyandnothingtodo,andSatanisproverbiallyfondofprovidingemploymentforfullandidlehands.

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