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Sometimes the chords were sonorous and melancholy. Occasionally they were fantastic and cheerful. Clearly they reflected the thoughts which possessed him, but whether the music aided those thoughts, or whether the playing was simply the result of a whim or fancy was more than I could determine. SOMETIMES THE CHORDS WERE SONOROUS AND MELANCHOLY OCCASIONALLY THEY WERE FANTASTIC AND CHEERFUL CLEARLY THEY REFLECTED THE THOUGHTS WHICH POSSESSED HIM BUT WHETHER THE MUSIC AIDED THOSE THOUGHTS OR WHETHER THE PLAYING WAS SIMPLY THE RESULT OF A WHIM OR FANCY WAS MORE THAN I COULD DETERMINE
ow every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century. 10. Plays the violin well. 11. Is an expert singlestick player, boxer, and swordsman. 12. Has a good practical knowledge of British law. When I had got so far in my list I threw it into the fire in despair. “If I can only find what the fellow is driving at by reconciling all these accomplishments, and discovering a calling which needs them all,” I said to myself, “I may as well give up the attempt at once.” I see that I have alluded above to his powers upon the violin. These were very remarkable, but as eccentric as all his other accomplishments. That he could play pieces, and difficult pieces, I knew well, because at my request he has played me some of Mendelssohn’s Lieder, and other favourites. When left to himself, however, he would seldom produce any music or attempt any recognized air. Leaning back in his arm-chair of an evening, he would close his eyes and scrape carelessly at the fiddle which was thrown across his knee. MENSE HE APPEARS TO KNOW EVERY DETAIL OF EVERY HORROR PERPETRATED IN THE CENTURY TEN PLAYS THE VIOLIN WELL ELEVEN IS AN EXPERT SINGLESTICK PLAYER BOXER AND SWORDSMAN TWELVE HAS A GOOD PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE OF BRITISH LAW WHEN I HAD GOT SO FAR IN MY LIST I THREW IT INTO THE FIRE IN DESPAIR IF I CAN ONLY FIND WHAT THE FELLOW IS DRIVING AT BY RECONCILING ALL THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND DISCOVERING A CALLING WHICH NEEDS THEM ALL I SAID TO MYSELF I MAY AS WELL GIVE UP THE ATTEMPT AT ONCE I SEE THAT I HAVE ALLUDED ABOVE TO HIS POWERS UPON THE VIOLIN THESE WERE VERY REMARKABLE BUT AS ECCENTRIC AS ALL HIS OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT HE COULD PLAY PIECES AND DIFFICULT PIECES I KNEW WELL BECAUSE AT MY REQUEST HE HAS PLAYED ME SOME OF MENDELSSOHN'S LEADER AND OTHER FAVOURITES WHEN LEFT TO HIMSELF HOWEVER HE WOULD SELDOM PRODUCE ANY MUSIC OR ATTEMPT ANY RECOGNIZED AIR LEANING BACK IN HIS ARM CHAIR OF AN EVENING HE WOULD CLOSE HIS EYES AND SCRAPE CARELESSLY AT THE FIDDLE WHICH WAS THROWN ACROSS HIS KNEE
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