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HIM: What's the matter? Are you feeling ill? ME: A little. But it will pass. HIM WHAT'S THE MATTER ARE YOU FEELING ILL ME A LITTLE BUT IT WILL PASS
rator!" 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. 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. I stayed, intending to steer the conversation onto some subject which would rid my soul of the horror filling it. I was starting to find it difficult to endure the presence of a man who talked about a horrible action, a hideous crime, like a connoisseur of painting or poetry examining the beauties of a tasteful work or like a moralist or historian selecting and emphasizing the circumstances of a heroic action. I became gloomy, in spite of myself. He noticed that and spoke to me. SCARILS 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 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 I STAYED INTENDING TO STEER THE CONVERSATION ON TO SOME SUBJECT WHICH WOULD RID MY SOUL OF THE HORROR FILLING IT I WAS STARTING TO FIND IT DIFFICULT TO ENDURE THE PRESENCE OF A MAN WHO TALKED ABOUT A HORRIBLE ACTION A HIDEOUS CRIME LIKE A CONNOISSEUR OF PAINTING OR POETRY EXAMINING THE BEAUTIES OF A TASTEFUL WORK OR LIKE A MORALIST OR HISTORIAN SELECTING AND EMPHASIZING THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF A HEROIC ACTION I BECAME GLOOMY IN SPITE OF MYSELF HE NOTICED THAT AND SPOKE TO ME
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