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A teacher of the violin and other tales, 1891

10 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 63. See the scan on archive.org.

1have committed a blunder. I begged to be excused from attending the Princess, and I told her that I was going to practise with the master here, but I said nothing of Otto, or that he would be here. It is quite possible that the Princess may come down through the gardens to hear the master play.'
3The Professor shrugged his shoulders. 'It is too late now,' he said; 'the sight of Otto will not kill her.'
5'No,' said his daughter doubtfully; but she shook her head as though a catastrophe was very imminent.
7A tremor of excitement and of suppressed delight passed through my frame. If the mere thought of the rehearsal had excited me, what must I have felt at such a possibility as this?
9We began to practise the trio with the violoncello and two violins. The violin parts

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