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Teacher Of The Violin And Other Tales, 1888
8 lines. Read by computer on 19 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1soul. There was no sound but that of the rush of water, for the nightingales and the wind-harps were too far below. There seemed to arise around us, and to enwrap us in its emboldening folds, a protecting mist and garment of solemn, faded light and measured sound. Enshrouded in this mystic veil fear and embarrassment were taken away, and in clear, true vision we saw each other for the first time.
3'You have taught me the violin,' I said; 'but there is another instrument, the strings of which vibrate to even higher tones: will you teach these strings also to vibrate in unison to your touch? It has been neglected, and is out of tune: it wants the leading of a master-hand.'
5'I fear the instrument is accustomed to another hand,' Adelheid said.
7'A violin,' I said, 'is played on by many a one, and they fail; but it is not cast aside.'
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