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     He   drew   her   gently   to   him�察  �and   the   motive   of   their   happiness   was 

defined in sweet confessions�此 �`My love�察�my lifeMy life�察�my love。'' 

     The magic of his music had changed her very being�察�the breath of love 



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was in her soul�察�the vision of love was dancing in her eyes。 The child of 

marble�察�like the statue of old�察�had come to life�此�

                    ``And not long since I was a cold�察�dull stone� �I recollect 

That by some means I knew that I was stone�察�That was the first dull gleam 

of consciousness�察�I became conscious of a chilly self�察�A cold�察�immovable 

identity。    I  knew    that  I  was   stone�察  �and   knew     no  more�    �Then�察   �by   an 

imperceptible   advance�察  �Came   the   dim   evidence   of   outer   things�察  �Seen 

darkly and imperfectlyyet seen The walls surrounding me�察�and I�察�alone。 

That   pedestalthat   curtainthen   a   voice   That   called   on   Galatea� �At   that 

word�察�Which seemed to shake my marble to the core�察�That which was dim 

before�察  �came   evident。   Sounds�察  �that   had   hummed   around   me�察  �indistinct�察�

Vague�察�meaninglessseemed to resolve themselves Into a language I could 

understand�察�I felt my frame pervaded by a glow That seemed to thaw my 

marble into   flesh�察�Its   cold�察�hard substance throbbed   with active life�察 �My 

limbs grew supple�察�and I movedI lived� �Lived in the ecstasy of a new´ 

born life� �Lived in the love of him that fashioned me� �Lived in a thousand 

tangled thoughts of hope。'' 

       Day    after  day    he  came�察   �they   told   their  love�察  �their  hopes�察   �their 

ambitions。 She assumed absolute proprietorship in him。 She gloried in her 

possession。 

     He was born into the world�察�nurtured in infancy�察�trained in childhood 

and matured into manhood�察�for one express purposeto be hers alone。 Her 

ownership ranged from absolute despotism to humble slavery�察�and he was 

happy through it all。 

     One     day   she   said�此   �`Angelo�察   �is  it  your    purpose    to  follow    your 

profession always��'' 

     ``Necessarily�察�it is my livelihood��'' he replied。 

     ``But do you not think that after we stand at the altar�察�we never should 

be separated��'' 

     ``We will be together always��'' said he�察�holding her face between his 

palms�察�and looking with tender expression into her inquiring eyes。 

     ``But I notice that women cluster around you after your concertsand 

shake your hand longer than they shouldand talk to you longer than they 

shouldand go away looking self´ satisfied��'' she replied brokenly�察�much 



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as a little girl tells of the theft of her doll。 

     ``Nonsense��'' he said�察�smiling�察 �`that is all part of my profession�察�it is 

not me they care for�察�it is the music I give that makes them happy。 If�察�in 

my playing�察�I achieve results out of the common�察�they admire me��'' and he 

kissed away the unwelcome tears。 

     ``I know��'' she continued�察 �`but lately�察�since we have loved each other�察�I 

can not bear to see a woman near you。 In my dreams again and again an 

indefinable   shadow   mockingly   comes�察  �and   cries   to   me�察   �he   is   not   to   be 

yours�察�he is to be mine。' '' 

     Diotti    flushed    and   drew    her  to  him   ``Darling��''    his  voice   carrying 

conviction�察 �`I am yours�察�you are mine�察�all in all�察�in life here and beyond��'' 

And as she sat dreaming after he had gone�察�she murmured petulantly�察 �`I 

wish there were no other women in the world。'' 

     Her father was expected from Europe on the succeeding day's steamer。 

Mr。 Wallace was a busy man。 The various gigantic enterprises he served as 

president   or   director   occupied   most   of   his   time。   He   had   been   absent   in 

Europe for several months�察�and Mildred was anxiously awaiting his return 

to tell him of her love。 

     When      Mr。   Wallace     came     to  his  residence     the   next   morning�察    �his 

daughter met him with a fond display of filial affection�察�they walked into 

the drawing´ room�察�hand in hand�察�he saw a picture of the violinist on the 

piano。   ``Who's   the   handsome   young   fellow��''   he   asked�察  �looking   at   the 

portrait with the satisfaction a man feels when he sees a splendid type of 

his own sex。 

     ``That is Angelo Diotti�察�the famous violinist��'' she said�察�but she could 

not add another word。 

     As    they   strolled   through    the   rooms    he   noticed   no   less   than   three 

likenesses of the Tuscan。 And as they passed her room he saw still another 

on the chiffonnier。 

     ``Seems   to   me   the   house   is   running   wild   with   photographs   of   that 

fiddler��'' he said。 

     For the first time in her life she was self´conscious�此 �`I will wait for a 

more opportune time to tell him��'' she thought。 

     In the scheme of Diotti's appearance in New York there were to be two 



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more   concerts。   One   was   to   be   given   that   evening。   Mildred   coaxed   her 

father to accompany her to hear the violinist。 Mr。 Wallace was not fond of 

music�察 �`it had been knocked out of him on the farm up in Vermont�察�when 

he was a boy��'' he would apologetically explain�察�and besides he had the old 

puritanical abhorrence of stage people putting them all in one classas 

puppets who danced for played or talked for an idle and unthinking public。 

     So it was with the thought of a wasted evening that he accompanied 

Mildred to the concert。 

     The entertainment was a repetition of the others Diotti had given�察�and 

at   its   end�察  �Mildred   said   to   her   father�此   �`Come�察  �I   want   to   congratulate 

Signor Diotti in person。'' 

     ``That is entirely unnecessary��'' he replied。 

     ``It   is   my   desire��''   and   the   girl   led   the   unwilling   parent   back   of   the 

scenes and into Diotti's dressing´room。 

     Mildred introduced Diotti to her father�察�who after a few commonplaces 

lapsed     into    silence。   The    daughter's     enthusiastic      interest   in   Diotti's 

performance and her tender solicitude for his weariness after the efforts of 

the   evening�察  �quickly   attracted   the   attention   of   Mr。   Wallace   and   irritated 

him exceedingly。 

     When      father   and   daughter    were    seated    in  their  carriage    and   were 

hurriedly driving home�察�he said�此 �`Mildred�察�I prefer that you have as little 

to say to that man as possible。'' 

     ``What do you object to in him��'' she asked。 

     ``Everything。 Of what use is a man who dawdles away his time on a 

fiddle�察�of what benefit is he to mankind�拭�Do fiddlers build cities�拭�Do they 

delve into the earth for precious metals�拭�Do they sow the seed and harvest 

the grain�拭�No�察�no�察�they are dronesthe barnacles of society。'' 

     ``Father�察  �how   can   you   advance   such   an   argument�拭  �Music's   votaries 

offer no apologies for their art。 The husbandman places the grain within 

the breast of Mother Earth for man's material welfare�察�God places music in 

the heart of man for his spiritual development。 In man's spring time�察�his 

bridal day�察  �music means joy。 In   man's winter time�察�his burial day�察�music 

means comfort。 The heaven´born muse has added to the happiness of the 

world。 Diotti is a great genius。 His   art brings rest and tranquillity to   the 



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wearied      and   despairing��''    and   she   did   not   speak    again   until   they   had 

reached the house。 

     The   lights   were   turned   low   when   father   and   daughter   went   into   the 

drawing´room。 Mr。 Wallace felt that he had failed to convince Mildred of 

the utter worthlessness of fiddlers�察�big or little�察�and as one dissatisfied with 

the outcome of a contest�察�re´entered the lists。 

     ``He has visited you��'' 

     ``Yes�察�father。'' 

     ``Often��'' 

     ``Yes�察�father��'' spoken calmly。 

     ``Often��'' louder and more imperiously repeated the father�察�as if there 

must be some mistake。 

     ``Quite often��''   and she   sat   down�察�knowing   the   catechizing   would   be 

likely to continue for some minutes。 

     ``How many times�察�do you think��'' 

     She rose�察�walked into the hallway�察�took the card basket from the table�察�

returned   and   seated   herself   beside   her   father�察  �emptying   its   contents   into 

her lap。 She picked up a card。 It read ``Angelo Diotti��'' and she called the 

name   aloud。   She   took   up   another   and   again   her   lips   voiced   the   beloved 

name。 ``Angelo Diotti��'' she continued�察�repeating at intervals for a minute。 

Then   looking   at   her   father�此   �`He   has   called   thirty´two   times�察  �there   are 

thirty´one cards here and on one occasion he forgot his card´case。'' 

     ``Thirty´two��'' said the father�察�rising angrily and pacing the floor。 

     ``Yes�察�thirty´two。 I remember all of them distinctly。'' 

     Her father came over to her�察�half coaxingly�察�half seriously。 ``Mildred�察�I 

wish his visits to cease�察�people will imagine there is a romantic attachment 

between you。'' 

     ``There is�察�father��'' out it came�察 �`he loves me and I love him。'' 

     ``What��''   shouted   Mr。   Wallace�察  �and   then   severely�察   �`this   must   cease 

immediately。'' 

     She rose quietly and led her father over to the mantel。 Placing a hand 

on each of his shoulders she said�此�

     ``Father�察  �I   will   obey   you   implicitly   if   you   can   name   a   reasonable 

objection to the man I love。 But you can not。
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