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Hence I was jealous of my uncle, and if at his death there'd been some fine compositions for the keyboard in his portfolio, I wouldn't have hesitated to remain myself and to be him as well. HENCE I WAS JEALOUS OF MY UNCLE AND IF AT HIS DEATH THERE'D BEEN SOME FINE COMPOSITIONS FOR THE KEYBOARD AND HIS PORTFOLIO I WOULDN'T HAVE HESITATED TO REMAIN MYSELF AND TO BE HIM AS WELL
k. HIM: I don't understand much about that spiel you've just given me. It seems like philosophy, and I warn you I'll not get mixed up in that. All I know is that I'd be quite happy to be someone else, on the off-chance I'd be a genius, a great man. Yes, I have to admit it. There's something there which speaks to me. I've never heard a single genius praised without such tributes to him making me secretly enraged. I get envious. When I learn about some detail of their private lives which demeans them, I listen with pleasure. That brings us closer together, and I bear my mediocrity more easily. I say to myself, "It's true you never could have created Mahomet, but you'd never have praised Maupeou." So I've been mediocre, and I'm angry with my mediocrity. Yes, yes, I am mediocre and angry. I've never heard the overture to Les Indes Galantes or heard anyone sing Profonds Abîmes du Ténaire, Nuit, Éternelle Nuit, without feeling pain and saying to myself, "There's something you'd never create. ARY AS MANY RESPECTABLE PEOPLE THINK HIM I DON'T UNDERSTAND MUCH ABOUT THAT SPEEL YOU'VE JUST GIVEN ME IT SEEMS LIKE PHILOSOPHY AND I WARN YOU I'LL NOT GET MIXED UP IN THAT ALL I KNOW IS THAT I'D BE QUITE HAPPY TO BE SOME ONE ELSE ON THE OFF CHANCE I'D BE A GENIUS A GREAT MAN YES I HAVE TO ADMIT IT THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WHICH SPEAKS TO ME I'VE NEVER HEARD A SINGLE GENIUS PRAISED WITHOUT SUCH TRIBUTES TO HIM MAKING ME SECRETLY ENRAGED I GET ENVIOUS WHEN I LEARN ABOUT SOME DETAILS OF THEIR PRIVATE LIVES WHICH DEMEANS THEM I LISTEN WITH PLEASURE THAT BRINGS US CSE TOGETHER AND I BEAR MY MEDIOCRITY MORE EASILY I SAY TO MYSELF IT'S TRUE YOU NEVER COULD HAVE CREATED MAHOMET BUT YOU'D NEVER HAVE PRAISED MALPAU SO I'VE BEEN MEDIOCRE AND I'M ANGRY WITH MY MEDIOCRITY YES YES I AM MEDIOCRE AND ANGRY I'VE NEVER HEARD THE OVERTURE TO LAY IN DE GALLANT OR HEARD ANY ONE SING PROFONNE DEBAY DE TENAIRE LOUIS ETRANELLE LOUIS WITHOUT FEELING PAIN AND SAYING TO MYSELF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU'D NEVER CREATE
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