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I'm in a rush to take off my coat. I open the keyboard. I test the keys. I'm always in a hurry. If anyone makes me wait for a moment, I cry out as if they've stolen an écu from me. In an hour from now I have to be over there, in two hours at madam's house, the duchess of something or other. I'm expected to dine at the home of a beautiful marquise, and once I leave there, to go to a concert in the house of Baron de Bacq, in Rue Neuve des Petits Champs. ME: Of course, you're not expected anywhere? I'M IN A RUSH TO TAKE OFF MY COAT I OPEN THE KEYBOARD I TEST THE KEYS I'M ALWAYS IN A HURRY IF ANY ONE MAKES ME WAIT FOR A MOMENT I CRY OUT AS IF THEY'D STOLEN AN ACOUS FROM ME IN AN HOUR FROM NOW I HAVE TO BE OVER THERE IN TWO HOURS AT MADAM'S HOUSE THE DUCHESS OF SOMETHING OR OTHER WHO I'M EXPECTED TO DINE AT THE HOME OF A BEAUTIFUL MARQUISE AND ONCE I LEAVE THERE TO GO TO A CONCERT IN THE HOUSE OF BARON DE BACCH IN RUVE DE PETITCHO ME OF COURSE YOU'RE NOT EXPECTED ANYWHERE
could go better, if the young lady wanted to, if she studied a little. But it's not going badly." The mother: "In your place, I'd keep her on the same piece for a year." "That's all right--she won't leave it until she has surmounted all the difficulties, and that won't take as long as madam thinks." The mother: "Mr. Rameau, you're flattering her. You're too kind. That's the only thing she'll remember from her lesson, and she'll know the right time to repeat it in front of me." The hour went by. My pupil gave me the small fee, with a graceful movement of her arm and the curtsy she had learned from her dancing master. I put it in my pocket, while the mother said, "Very good, mademoiselle. If Javillier were here, he'd applaud you." I kept chatting for a moment longer out of courtesy, then disappeared. There you have it--that's what people used to call a lesson in accompaniment in those days. ME: And nowadays, it's something different. HIM: My God, I should think so. I arrive. I'm serious. YING EXCUSE ME MADAM EXCUSE ME YES THAT COULD GO BETTER IF THE YOUNG LADY WANTED TO IF SHE STUDIED A LITTLE BUT IT'S NOT GOING BADLY THE MOTHER IN YOUR PLACE I'D KEEP HER ON THE SAME PIECE FOR A YEAR THAT'S ALL RIGHT SHE WON'T LEAVE IT UNTIL SHE HAS SURMOUNTED ALL THE DIFFICULTIES AND THAT WON'T TAKE AS LONG AS MADAM THINKS THE MOTHER MISTER RABAULT YOU ARE FLATTERING HER YOU'RE TOO KIND THAT'S THE ONLY THING SHE'LL REMEMBER FROM HER LESSON AND SHE'LL KNOW THE RIGHT TIME TO REPEAT IT IN FRONT OF ME THE HOUR WENT BY MY PUPIL GAVE ME THE SMALL FEE WITH A GRACEFUL MOVEMENT OF HER ARM AND THE COURTESY SHE HAD LEARNED FROM HER DANCING MASTER I PUT IT IN MY POCKET WHILE THE MOTHER SAID VERY GOOD MADEMOISELLE IF JAVILIER WERE HERE HE'D APPLAUD YOU I KEPT CHATTING FOR A MOMENT LONGER OUT OF COURTESY THEN DISAPPEARED THERE YOU HAVE IT THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE USED TO CALL A LESSON IN ACCOMPANIMENT IN THOSE DAYS ME AND NOWADAYS IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT HIM MY GOD I SHOULD THINK SO I ARRIVE I'M SERIOUS
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