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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

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,AT ! CONC]T 9 ! AFT]NOON TWO V]Y 9T]E/+ ?+S W]E P]=M$4 ,ONE WAS A FANTASIA1 ,K+ ,LE>2 ! O!R WAS A QU>TET D$ICAT$ TO ! MEMORY ( ,BA*4 ,BO? W]E NEW & 9 ! NEW /YLE1 & ,LEV9 WAS EAG] TO =M AN OP9ION ( !M4 ,AFT] ESCORT+ HIS SI/]-9-LAW TO H] /ALL1 HE /OOD AGA9/ A COLUMN & TRI$ TO LI/5 AS ATT5TIVELY & CONSCI5TI\SLY AS POSSIBLE4 ,HE TRI$ NOT TO LET HIS ATT5TION BE DI/RACT$1 & NOT TO SPOIL HIS IMPRESSION BY LOOK+ AT ! CONDUCTOR 9 A :ITE TIE1 WAV+ HIS >MS1 :I* ALWAYS DI/URB$ HIS 5JOYM5T ( MUSIC SO MU*1 OR ! LADIES 9 BONNETS1 ) /R+S C>EFULLY TI$ OV] !IR E>S1 & ALL !SE PEOPLE EI!R ?9K+ ( NO?+ AT ALL OR ?9K+ ( ALL SORTS ( ?+S EXCEPT ! MUSIC4 ,HE TRI$ TO AVOID MEET+ MUSICAL CONNOISSEURS OR TALKATIVE ACQUA9TANCES1 & /OOD LOOK+ AT ! FLOOR /RAI<T BE=E HIM1 LI/5+4 

,BUT ! MORE HE LI/5$ TO ! FANTASIA ( ,K+ ,LE> ! FUR!R HE FELT FROM =M+ ANY DEF9ITE OP9ION ( IT4 ,!RE WAS1 AS IT W]E1 A CONT9UAL BEG9N+1 A PREP>ATION ( ! MUSICAL EXPRESSION ( SOME FEEL+1 BUT IT FELL TO PIECES AGA9 DIRECTLY1 BREAK+ 9TO NEW MUSICAL MOTIVES1 OR SIMPLY NO?+ BUT ! :IMS ( ! COMPOS]1 EXCE$+LY COMPLEX BUT DISCONNECT$ S\NDS4 ,& !SE FRAGM5T>Y MUSICAL EXPRESSIONS1 ?\< SOMETIMES BEAUTIFUL1 W]E DISAGREEABLE1 BECAUSE !Y W]E UTT]LY UNEXPECT$ & NOT L$ UP TO BY ANY?+4 ,GAIETY & GRIEF & DESPAIR & T5D]NESS & TRIUMPH FOLL[$ ONE ANO!R )\T ANY CONNECTION1 LIKE ! EMOTIONS ( A MADMAN4 ,& ?OSE EMOTIONS1 LIKE A MADMAN'S1 SPRANG UP QUITE UNEXPECT$LY4 

,DUR+ ! :OLE ( ! P]=MANCE ,LEV9 FELT LIKE A DEAF MAN WAT*+ PEOPLE DANC+1 & WAS 9 A /ATE ( COMPLETE BEWILD]M5T :5 ! FANTASIA WAS OV]1 & FELT A GREAT WE>9ESS FROM ! FRUITLESS /RA9 ON HIS ATT5TION4 ,L\D APPLAUSE RES\ND$ ON ALL SIDES4 ,EV]YONE GOT UP1 MOV$ AB\T1 & BEGAN TALK+4 ,ANXI\S TO ?R[ SOME LI<T ON HIS [N P]PLEXITY FROM ! IMPRESSIONS ( O!RS1 ,LEV9 BEGAN TO WALK AB\T1 LOOK+ = CONNOISSEURS1 & WAS GLAD TO SEE A WELL-KN[N MUSICAL AMATEUR 9 CONV]SATION ) ,PE/SOV1 :OM HE KNEW4 

0,M>VEL\S60 ,PE/SOV WAS SAY+ 9 HIS MELL[ BASS4 0,H[ >E Y\1 ,KON/ANT9 ,DMITRIEVIT*8 ,P>TICUL>LY SCULPTURESQUE & PLA/IC1 SO TO SAY1 & RI*LY COLOR$ IS ?AT PASSAGE :]E Y\ FEEL ,CORDELIA'S APPROA*1 :]E WOMAN1 DAS EWIG ,WEIBLI*E1 5T]S 9TO CONFLICT ) FATE4 ,ISN'T IT80 

0,Y\ MEAN 444 :AT HAS ,CORDELIA TO DO ) IT80 ,LEV9 ASK$ TIMIDLY1 =GETT+ ?AT ! FANTASIA WAS SUPPOS$ TO REPRES5T ,K+ ,LE>4 

0,CORDELIA COMES 9 444 SEE H]E60 SAID ,PE/SOV1 TAPP+ HIS F+] ON ! SAT9Y SURFACE ( ! PROGRAM HE HELD 9 HIS H& & PASS+ IT TO ,LEV94 

,ONLY !N ,LEV9 RECOLLECT$ ! TITLE ( ! FANTASIA1 & MADE HA/E TO READ 9 ! ,RUSSIAN TRANSLATION ! L9ES FROM ,%AKESPE>E ?AT W]E PR9T$ ON ! BACK ( ! PROGRAM4 

0,Y\ CAN'T FOLL[ IT )\T ?AT10 SAID ,PE/SOV1 ADDRESS+ ,LEV91 AS ! P]SON HE HAD BE5 SPEAK+ TO HAD GONE AWAY1 & HE HAD NO ONE TO TALK TO4 

,9 ! 5TR'ACTE ,LEV9 & ,PE/SOV FELL 9TO AN >GUM5T UPON ! M]ITS & DEFECTS ( MUSIC ( ! ,WAGN] S*OOL4 ,LEV9 MA9TA9$ ?AT ! MI/AKE ( ,WAGN] & ALL HIS FOLL[]S LAY 9 !IR TRY+ TO TAKE MUSIC 9TO ! SPH]E ( ANO!R >T1 JU/ AS POETRY GOES WRONG :5 IT TRIES TO PA9T A FACE AS ! >T ( PA9T+ \<T TO DO1 & AS AN 9/ANCE ( ?IS MI/AKE HE CIT$ ! SCULPTOR :O C>V$ 9 M>BLE C]TA9 POETIC PHANTASMS FLITT+ R\ND ! FIGURE ( ! POET ON ! P$E/AL4 0,!SE PHANTOMS W]E SO F> FROM BE+ PHANTOMS ?AT !Y W]E POSITIVELY CL++ ON ! LADD]10 SAID ,LEV94 ,! COMP>ISON PLEAS$ HIM1 BUT HE C\LD NOT REMEMB] :E!R HE HAD NOT US$ ! SAME PHRASE BE=E1 & TO ,PE/SOV1 TOO1 & AS HE SAID IT HE FELT CONFUS$4 

,PE/SOV MA9TA9$ ?AT >T IS ONE1 & ?AT IT CAN ATTA9 ITS HI<E/ MANIFE/ATIONS ONLY BY CONJUNCTION ) ALL K9DS ( >T4 

,! SECOND PIECE ?AT WAS P]=M$ ,LEV9 C\LD NOT HE>4 ,PE/SOV1 :O WAS /&+ BESIDE HIM1 WAS TALK+ TO HIM ALMO/ ALL ! TIME1 CONDEMN+ ! MUSIC = ITS EXCESSIVE AFFECT$ ASSUMPTION ( SIMPLICITY1 & COMP>+ IT ) ! SIMPLICITY ( ! ,PRE-,RAPHAELITES 9 PA9T+4 ,AS HE W5T \T ,LEV9 MET MANY MORE ACQUA9TANCES1 ) :OM HE TALK$ ( POLITICS1 ( MUSIC1 & ( COMMON ACQUA9TANCES4 ,AMONG O!RS HE MET ,C\NT ,BOL1 :OM HE HAD UTT]LY =GOTT5 TO CALL UPON4 

0,WELL1 GO AT ONCE !N10 ,MADAME ,LVOVA SAID1 :5 HE TOLD H]2 0P]HAPS !Y'LL NOT BE AT HOME1 & !N Y\ CAN COME TO ! MEET+ TO FET* ME4 ,Y\'LL F9D ME /ILL !RE40 

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