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Scan 68
The violin maker, 1905
8 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 62. See the scan on archive.org.
1wear trousers like us, then hast thou found fortune; for, I tell thee, there is no life like ours."
3The loyal lancer took Matthias by the arm and drew him into the ranks. Matthias Klotz marched with them. He found it not so bad. The soldiers shared what they had with him, and he promised, if ever he was one of them, to do the like.
5Arrived at the quarters, Klotz sought out the recruiting officer, and in less than an hour wore the gay uniform of a lancer. But the life was not so pleasant as his companions had painted it. In the first place, the exercise convinced him that the calling of a lancer would suit him but a short time. The soldiers' pay came irregularly, and many times they were weeks without it. Therefore Matthias soon laid aside the gay coat and took up the wanderer's staff again. He also took leave of his comrades, who for the most part were Germans, and went on his travels.
7After that he visited various cities where violin makers lived, and remained in Piacenza with the Master Scarlatti, who received him
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