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Scan 86
The violin maker, 1905
16 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 80. See the scan on archive.org.
1"The fellow is a fool!" whispered the host to his next neighbor.
3"My soul! That he is!" answered the other. "I wish I were in his place."
5The Marquise herself seemed surprised at this behavior of the German. But she was not offended; she could not but feel a high regard for the noble being who, without hesitation and with no hope of reward, exposed his own life for that of another.
7"From whence come you, my brave man?" she asked him.
9"I belong to Mittenwald and my name is Matthias Klotz. I am a violin maker."
11"Mittenwald?" said the Marquise, for the name was not unknown to her, being well known in upper Italy for its business connections.
13"Come with me!" she bade him in a friendly manner. Matthias obeyed. Walking at the left of the Marquise, he answered all her questions with quiet modesty. In a few words he unrolled before her all his past life.
15After a short walk the Marquise led Klotz
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