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A teacher of the violin and other tales, 1891
8 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 75. See the scan on archive.org.
1light. The distant stretch of country flushed with this mystic light, which certainly was not of earth, seemed instinct with a quivering life—the life of forest and farm-people—the life of hidden townships too distant to be discerned—of rivers bordered with wharves and shipping—the life of a kingdom of earth—and, in her mountain eyrie, with set, wistful eyes, over the regions of her father's rule, the Princess sat at gaze, a creature slight, shy, delicate, yet born of eagle-race.
3Her companion waited for some words, but they did not come: then she spoke herself.
5'He was born among the forests of the Fichtelgebirge and has listened to the spirits of the wood and mountain from a child; that is why he plays so well.'
7'Yes,' said the Princess, 'that is why, in his playing, I heard a talk that I had long wished to hear—a speech which seemed
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