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The heart of music : the story of the violin, 1906
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1Guarnerius, pacing the floor and storming against the discomforts and indignity of his condition, his splendid vitality and fabulous charm undimmed by the misery of his state; the girl watching him anxiously, shyly tiptoeing in to bring him some cheap dainty, or to offer him such wistful comfort as she might.
3It ended in the determination of Guarnerius to make fiddles again. Not only would it give him occupation, but he could sell them,—or rather the Gaoler's Daughter could sell them for him,—and with the money he could obtain comfortable bedding, decent food, and an occasional flask of wine. But how to get the materials? His brain could devise no way, but the Gaoler's Daughter—well, the Gaoler's Daughter was in love. She went on a begging expedition among all the violin makers of the city. She was fired to inspiration by her passion and her eagerness, and from no workshop did she come empty-handed. Every maker contributed something after hearing her story,—so fervently, desperately told. One gave one tool, and one another, none new, nor of the best,—the sort that were laid aside in the shops, but not thrown away. One generous man gave her a quantity of red pine, rather badly flawed; another, even more charitable, relinquished a
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