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He showed his extreme need with the gesture of a finger pointing towards his half open mouth. HE SHOWED HIS EXTREME NEED WITH THE GESTURE OF A FINGER POINTING TOWARDS HIS HALF OPEN MOUTH
e orchestra. The next day, I was dreaming of getting someone to paint for me one of those pictures attached to a pole which people set up in a public crossroad, where I'd have shouted my head off, "There's the town where he was born. Here he is leaving his father the apothecary. Here he is arriving in the capital, looking for his uncle's residence. Here he is on his knees before his uncle, who is chasing him away. Here he is with a Jew," and so on and so on. The next day, I'd get up firmly resolved to join up with the street singers. That's not the worst thing I could've done. We could've gone to give a concert under my dear uncle's windows. He'd have collapsed with rage. But I chose something else. At that point he stopped and assumed, in succession, the pose of a man who's holding a violin, turning his arms to tighten the strings, and then the pose of a poor devil worn out with exhaustion, with no energy, whose limbs wobbled, ready to die if someone didn't throw him a piece of bread. IN THE THEATRE OR IN THE ORCHESTRA THE NEXT DAY I WAS DREAMING OF GETTING SOMEONE TO PAINT FOR ME ONE OF THOSE PICTURES ATTACHED TO A POLE WHICH PEOPLE SET UP IN A PUBLIC CROSS ROAD WHERE I'D HAVE SHOUTED MY HEAD OFF THERE'S THE TOWN WHERE HE WAS BORN HERE HE IS LEAVING HIS FATHER THE APOTHECARY HERE HE IS ARRIVING IN THE CAPITAL LOOKING FOR HIS UNCLE'S RESIDENCE HERE HE IS ON HIS KNEES BEFORE HIS UNCLE WHO IS CHASING HIM AWAY HERE HE IS WITH A JEW AND SO ON AND SO ON THE NEXT DAY I'D GET UP FIRMLY RESOLVED TO JOIN UP WITH THE STREET SINGERS THAT'S NOT THE WORST THING I COULD HAVE DONE WE COULD HAVE GONE TO GIVE A CONCERT UNDER MY DEAR UNCLE'S WINDOWS HE'D HAVE COLLAPSED WITH RAGE BUT I CHOSE SOMETHING ELSE AT THAT POINT HE STOPPED AND ASSUMED IN SUCCESSION THE POSE OF A MAN WHO'S HOLDING A VIOLIN TURNING HIS ARMS TO TIGHTEN THE STRINGS AND THEN THE POSE OF A POOR DEVIL WORN OUT WITH EXHAUSTION WITH NO ENERGY WHOSE LIMBS WOBBLED READY TO DIE IF SOMEONE DIDN'T THROW HIM A PIECE OF BREAD
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