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Scan 45
The violin maker, 1905
12 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 39. See the scan on archive.org.
1Klotz intended to present his master with a work from his chisel, and for many weeks worked in his leisure hours on a statue of St. Cecilia. No one had seen it, with the exception of Father Peter, who looked at it from time to time, to point out faults and suggest improvements, with the deepest interest in the completion of the figure. Finally it was ready, and with throbbing heart the artist thought of the look with which his honored teacher would welcome the gift.
3It happened one day that Klotz had a visit from a friend named Carlo Detro. As the statue of St. Cecilia caught his eye a cry of astonishment escaped him; for he, too, was a sculptor, and could fully appreciate the artistic value of this creation.
5"Where didst thou get this masterpiece?" Detro asked his German friend.
7Klotz smiled quietly, then answered the question, without hesitating:
9"I made it."
11"Thou?" cried the other, and his astonishment increased tenfold. "Thou canst not make
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