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He indicated to me with his outstretched arms and neck the places with held notes and performed and made up on his own a song of triumph. It showed that he knew more about good music than about good habits. As for me, I didn't know if I ought to remain or run away, to laugh or grow indignant. HE INDICATED TO ME WITH HIS OUTSTRETCHED ARMS AND NECK THE PLACES WITHHELD NOTES AND PERFORMED AND MADE UP ON HIS OWN A SONG OF TRIUMPH IT SHOWED THAT HE KNEW MORE ABOUT GOOD MUSIC THAN ABOUT GOOD HABITS AS FOR ME I DIDN'T KNOW IF I OUGHT TO REMAIN OR RUN AWAY TO LAUGH OR GROW INDIGNANT
 how the renegade became the peaceful possessor of the fortune of this cursed descendant of those who crucified Our Saviour. ME: I don't know which gives me greater horror--the evil of your renegade or your style of speaking about him. HIM: That's the very thing I was telling you. The atrocity of the action takes you beyond contempt, and that's the reason why I'm so sincere. I wanted you to understand how I excelled in my art and to pull out of you the admission that I was at least original in my degradation. I wanted to give you the idea that I belonged in the line of great scoundrels and then to shout to myself, "Vivat Mascarillus, fourbum imperator!" ["Long live Mascarillus, emperor of the rogues"] Come, Mr. Philosopher, sing along, "Vivat Mascarillus, fourbum imperator!" At that point he began to sing a really extraordinary fugue. Sometimes the melody was serious and full of majesty; sometimes light and playful. At one moment he imitated the bass, at another one of the upper parts. URNED HIM INTO A FINE BONFIRE THAT'S HOW THE RENEGADE BECAME THE PEACEFUL POSSESSOR OF THE FORTUNE OF THIS CURSED DESCENDANT OF THOSE WHO CRUCIFIED OUR SAVIOUR ME I DON'T KNOW WHICH GIVES ME GREATER HORROR THE EVIL OF YOUR RENEGADE OR YOUR STYLE OF SPEAKING ABOUT HIM HIM THAT'S THE VERY THING I WAS TELLING YOU THE ATROCITY OF THE ACTION TAKES YOU BEYOND CONTEMPT AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY I'M SO SINCERE I WANTED YOU TO UNDERSTAND HOW I EXCELLED IN MY ART AND TO PULL OUT OF YOU THE ADMISSION THAT I WAS AT LEAST ORIGINAL IN MY DEGRADATION I WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE IDEA THAT I BELONGED IN THE LINE OF GREAT SCOUNDRELS AND THEN TO SHOUT TO MYSELF VISCARRILLUS FORBUM IN PYRATORI LONG LIVE MASCARILIS EMPEROR OF THE ROGUES COME MISTER PHILOSOPHER SING ALONG VIVA MASCARILS FORBUM IMPIRITOUR AT THAT POINT HE BEGAN TO SING A REALLY EXTRAORDINARY FUGUE SOMETIMES THE MELODY WAS SERIOUS AND FULL OF MAJESTY SOMETIMES LIGHT AND PLAYFUL AT ONE MOMENT HE IMITATED THE BASS AT ANOTHER ONE OF THE UPPER PARTS
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