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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,ALB]T BY ?IS TIME1 NOT PAY+ ATT5TION TO ANY ONE1 HAD RAIS$ HIS VIOL9 TO HIS %\LD]1 & WAS SL[LY CROSS+ OV] TO ! PIANO1 & TUN+ HIS 9/RUM5T4 ,HIS LIPS W]E DRAWN 9TO AN EXPRESSION ( 9DIFF]5CE1 HIS EYES W]E ALMO/ %UT2 BUT HIS LANK1 BONY BACK1 HIS LONG :ITE NECK1 HIS CROOK$ LEGS1 & DISORD]LY BLACK HAIR PRES5T$ A /RANGE BUT SOMEH[ NOT 5TIRELY RIDICUL\S APPE>ANCE4 ,AFT] HE HAD TUN$ HIS VIOL91 HE /RUCK A QUICK *ORD1 &1 ?R[+ BACK HIS HEAD1 TURN$ TO ! PIANI/ :O WAS WAIT+ TO ACCOMPANY HIM4 0,MELAN*OLIE1 ,G %>P10 HE SAID1 TURN+ TO ! PIANI/ ) A P]EMPTORY GE/URE4 ,& IMM$IATELY AFT]1 AS ?\< 9 APOLOGY = HIS P]EMPTORY GE/URE1 HE SMIL$ SWEETLY1 & ) ! SAME SMILE TURN$ TO HIS AUDI5CE AGA94 

,TOSS+ BACK HIS HAIR ) ! H& ?AT HELD ! B[1 ,ALB]T /OOD AT ONE SIDE ( ! PIANO1 &1 ) A FL[+ MOTION ( ! B[1 T\*$ ! /R+S4 ,?R\< ! ROOM !RE SWEPT A PURE1 H>MONI\S S\ND1 :I* 9/ANTLY BR\<T ABSOLUTE SIL5CE4 

,AT FIR/1 IT WAS AS ?\< A RAY ( UNEXPECT$LY BRILLIANT LI<T HAD FLA%$ ACROSS ! 9N] WORLD ( EA* HE>]'S CONSCI\SNESS2 & ! NOTES ( ! !ME IMM$IATELY FOLL[$1 P\R+ =? ABUNDANT & BEAUTIFUL4 

,NOT ONE DISCORDANT OR IMP]FECT NOTE DI/RACT$ ! ATT5TION ( ! LI/5]S4 ,ALL ! TONES W]E CLE>1.<#a#e#d.> BEAUTIFUL1 & FULL ( MEAN+4 ,ALL SIL5TLY1 ) TREMBL+ EXPECTATION1 FOLL[$ ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! !ME4 ,FROM A /ATE ( T$IUM1 ( NOISY GAIETY1 OR ( DEEP DR[S9ESS1 9TO :I* !SE PEOPLE HAD FALL51 !Y W]E SUDD5LY TRANSPORT$ TO A WORLD :OSE EXI/5CE !Y HAD =GOTT54 

,9 ONE 9/ANT !RE >OSE 9 !IR S\LS1 N[ A S5TIM5T AS ?\< !Y W]E CONTEMPLAT+ ! PA/1 N[ ( PASSIONATE REMEMBRANCE ( SOME HAPP9ESS1 N[ ! B\NDLESS LONG+ = P[] & GLORY1 N[ ! FEEL+S ( HUMILITY1 ( UNSATISFI$ LOVE1 & ( MELAN*OLY4 

,N[ BITT]-SWEET1 N[ VEHEM5TLY DESPAIR+1 ! NOTES1 FREELY 9T]M+L+1 P\R$ =? & P\R$ =?1 SO SWEETLY1 SO P[]FULLY1 & SO SPONTANE\SLY1 ?AT IT WAS NOT SO MU* ?AT S\NDS W]E HE>D1 AS ?AT SOME SORT ( BEAUTIFUL /REAM ( POETRY1 LONG KN[N1 BUT N[ = ! FIR/ TIME EXPRESS$1 GU%$ ?R\< ! S\L4 

,AT EA* NOTE ?AT HE PLAY$1 ,ALB]T GREW TALL] & TALL]4 ,AT A LITTLE DI/ANCE1 HE HAD NO APPE>ANCE ( BE+ EI!R CRIPPL$ OR PECULI>4 ,PRESS+ ! VIOL9 TO HIS *91 & ) AN EXPRESSION ( LI/5+ ) PASSIONATE ATT5TION TO ! TONES ?AT HE PRODUC$1 HE CONVULSIVELY MOV$ HIS FEET4 ,N[ HE /RAI<T5$ HIMSELF UP TO HIS FULL HEI<T1 N[ ?\<TFULLY LEAN$ =W>D4 

,HIS LEFT H&1 CURV+ OV] SPASMODICALLY ON ! /R+S1 SEEM$ AS ?\< IT HAD SWOON$ 9 ITS POSITION1 :ILE IT WAS ONLY ! BONY F+]S ?AT *ANG$ AB\T SPASMODICALLY2 ! RI<T H& MOV$ SMOO?LY1 GRACEFULLY1 )\T EF=T4 

,HIS FACE %ONE ) COMPLETE1 5?USIA/IC DELI<T2 HIS EYES GLEAM$ ) A RADIANT1 /EELY LI<T2 HIS NO/RILS QUIV]$1 HIS R$ LIPS W]E P>T$ 9 RAPTURE4.<#a#e#e.> 

,SOMETIMES HIS HEAD B5T D[N CLOS] TO HIS VIOL91 HIS EYES ALMO/ CLOS$1 & HIS FACE1 HALF %AD$ BY HIS LONG LOCKS1 LI<T$ UP ) A SMILE ( G5U9E BLISSFULNESS4 ,SOMETIMES HE QUICKLY /RAI<T5$ HIMSELF UP1 *ANG$ FROM ONE LEG TO ! O!R1 & HIS PURE =EHEAD1 & ! RADIANT LOOK :I* HE ?REW >\ND ! ROOM1 W]E ALIVE ) PRIDE1 GREATNESS1 & ! CONSCI\SNESS ( P[]4 ,ONCE ! PIANI/ MADE A MI/AKE1 & /RUCK A FALSE *ORD4 ,PHYSICAL PA9 WAS APP>5T 9 ! :OLE =M & FACE ( ! MUSICIAN4 ,HE PAUS$ = A SECOND1 & ) AN EXPRESSION ( *ILDI% ANG] /AMP$ HIS FOOT1 & CRI$1 0,MOLL1 CE MOLL60 ,! PIANI/ CORRECT$ HIS MI/AKE2 ,ALB]T CLOS$ HIS EYES1 SMIL$1 &1 AGA9 =GETT+ HIMSELF & EV]YBODY ELSE1 GAVE HIMSELF UP ) BEATITUDE TO HIS WORK4 ,EV]YBODY :O WAS 9 ! ROOM :ILE ,ALB]T WAS PLAY+ PRES]V$ AN ATT5TIVE SIL5CE1 & SEEM$ TO LIVE & BREA! ONLY 9 ! MUSIC4 

,! GAY (FIC] SAT MOTIONLESS 9 A *AIR BY ! W9D[1 ) HIS EYES FIX$ UPON ! FLOOR1 & DRAW+ LONG HEAVY SI<S4 ,! GIRLS1 AW$ BY ! UNIV]SAL SIL5CE1 SAT ALONG BY ! WALLS1 ONLY OCCASIONALLY EX*ANG+ GLANCES EXPRESSIVE ( SATISFACTION OR P]PLEXITY4 

,! FAT SMIL+ FACE ( ! HO/ESS WAS RADIANT ) HAPP9ESS4 ,! PIANI/ KEPT HIS EYES FIX$ ON ,ALB]T'S FACE1 & :ILE HIS :OLE FIGURE FROM HEAD TO FOOT %[$ HIS SOLICITUDE LE/ HE %\LD MAKE SOME MI/AKE1 HE DID HIS BE/ TO FOLL[ HIM4 ,ONE ( ! GUE/S1 :O HAD BE5 DR9K+ MORE HEAVILY ?AN ! RE/1 LAY AT FULL L5G? ON ! S(A1 & TRI$ NOT TO MOVE LE/ HE %\LD BETRAY HIS EMOTION4 ,DELES( EXP]I5C$ AN UNUSUAL S5SATION4 ,IT SEEM$ AS ?\< AN ICY B&1 N[ CONTRACT+1 N[ EXP&+1 W]E PRESS$ UPON HIS.<#a#e#f.> HEAD4 ,! ROOTS ( HIS HAIR SEEM$ 5DU$ ) CONSCI\SNESS2 ! COLD %IV]S RAN D[N HIS BACK1 SOME?+ ROSE HI<] & HI<] 9 HIS ?ROAT1 HIS NOSE & PALATE W]E FULL ( LITTLE NE$LES1 & ! TE>S /OLE D[N HIS *EEKS4 

,HE %OOK HIMSELF1 TRI$ TO SWALL[ !M BACK & WIPE !M AWAY )\T ATTRACT+ ATT5TION1 BUT FRE% TE>S FOLL[$ & /REAM$ D[N HIS FACE4 ,BY SOME SORT ( /RANGE ASSOCIATION ( IMPRESSIONS1 ! FIR/ TONES ( ,ALB]T'S VIOL9 C>RI$ ,DELES( BACK TO HIS E>LY Y\?4 

,OLD BE=E HIS TIME1 WE>Y ( LIFE1 A BROK5 MAN1 HE SUDD5LY FELT AS ?\< HE W]E A BOY ( SEV5TE5 AGA91 SELF-SATISFI$ & H&SOME1 BLISSFULLY DULL1 UNCONSCI\SLY HAPPY4 ,HE REMEMB]$ HIS FIR/ LOVE = HIS C\S9 :O WORE A P9K DRESS1 HE REMEMB]$ HIS FIR/ CONFESSION ( IT 9 ! L9D5 ALLEY2 HE REMEMB]$ ! W>M? & ! 9EXPRESSIBLE *>M ( ! =TUIT\S KISS2 HE REMEMB]$ ! IMM5SITY & 5IGMATICAL MY/]Y ( ,NATURE AS IT SURR\ND$ !M !N4 

,9 HIS IMAG9ATION AS IT W5T BACK 9 ITS FLI<T1 %E GLEAM$ 9 A MI/ ( 9DEF9ITE HOPES1 ( 9COMPREH5SIBLE DESIRES1 & ! 9DUBITABLE FAI? 9 ! POSSIBILITY ( IMPOSSIBLE HAPP9ESS4 ,ALL ! PRICELESS MOM5TS ( ?AT TIME1 ONE AFT] ! O!R1 >OSE BE=E HIM1 NOT LIKE UNMEAN+ 9/ANTS ( ! FLEET+ PRES5T1 BUT LIKE ! IMMUTABLE1 FULL-=M$1 REPROA*FUL IMAGES ( ! PA/4 

,HE CONTEMPLAT$ !M ) RAPTURE1 & WEPT1--WEPT NOT BECAUSE ! TIME HAD PASS$ & HE MI<T HAVE SP5T IT MORE PR(ITABLY 7IF ?AT TIME HAD BE5 GIV5 TO HIM AGA9 HE W\LD NOT HAVE SP5T IT ANY MORE PR(ITABLY71 BUT HE WEPT BECAUSE IT HAD PASS$ & W\LD.<#a#e#g.> NEV] RETURN4 ,HIS RECOLLECTIONS EVOLV$ !MSELVES )\T EF=T1 & ,ALB]T'S VIOL9 WAS !IR M\?PIECE4 ,IT SAID1 0,!Y HAVE PASS$1 =EV] PASS$1 ! DAYS ( ?Y /R5G?1 ( LOVE1 & ( HAPP9ESS2 PASS$ =EV]1 & NEV] WILL RETURN4 ,WEEP = !M1 %$ ALL ?Y TE>S1 LET ?Y LIFE PASS 9 TE>S = !SE DAYS2 ?IS IS ! ONLY & BE/ HAPP9ESS ?AT REMA9S TO !E40 

,AT ! 5D ( ! NEXT V>IATION1 ,ALB]T'S FACE GREW S]5E1 HIS EYES FLU%$1 GREAT CLE> DROPS ( SWEAT P\R$ D[N HIS *EEKS4 ,! VE9S SWELL$ ON HIS =EHEAD2 HIS :OLE BODY SWAY$ MORE & MORE2 HIS PALE LIPS W]E P>T$1 & HIS :OLE FIGURE EXPRESS$ AN 5?USIA/IC CRAV+ = 5JOYM5T4 ,DESPAIR+LY SWAY+ ) HIS :OLE BODY1 & ?R[+ BACK HIS HAIR1 HE LAID D[N HIS VIOL91 & ) A SMILE ( PR\D SATISFACTION & HAPP9ESS GAZ$ AT ! BY/&]S4 ,!N HIS BACK ASSUM$ ITS ORD9>Y CURVE1 HIS HEAD SANK1 HIS LIPS GREW SET1 HIS EYES LO/ !IR FIRE2 & AS ?\< HE W]E A%AM$ ( HIMSELF1 TIMIDLY GLANC+ R\ND1 & /UMBL+1 HE W5T 9TO ! NEXT ROOM4.<#a#e#h.> 

7,S\RCE3 0,A ,RUSSIAN ,PROPRIETOR & ,O!R ,/ORIES10 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE1 PUBLI%$ BY ,?OMAS ,Y4 ,CR[ELL @& ,CO41 ,NEW ,YORK1 #ac ,A/OR ,PLACE47 

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