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Words told her of what peril there might be From listeners along the river
bank。 A push would take them out of earshot。 Ten Minutes was
all he asked�察�then she should land�察 �He go away again�察�Forever this time。
Yet how could he thank Her for so much compassion。 Here she sank
Upon a thwart�察�and bid him quick unstrand
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His boat。 He cast the rope�察�and shoved the keel Free of the gravel�察�
jumped�察 �and dropped beside Her�察 �took the oars�察 �and they began to steal
Under the overhanging trees。 A wide Gash of red lantern´light cleft like a
blade Into the gloom�察�and struck on Eunice sitting Rigid and stark
upon the after thwart。 It blazed upon their flitting In merciless light。 A
moment so it stayed�察 �Then was extinguished�察 �and Sir Everard made
One leap�察�and landed just a fraction short。
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His weight upon the gunwale tipped the boat To straining balance。
Everard lurched and seized His wife and held her smothered to his coat。
;Everard�察 �loose me�察 �we shall drown ; and squeezed Against him�察 �she
beat with her hands。 He gasped ;Never�察�by God� ─ �The slidden boat
gave way And the black foamy water split and met。 Bubbled up
through the spray A wailing rose and in the branches rasped�察�And creaked�察�
and stilled。 Over the treetops�察�clasped In the blue evening�察�a clear
moon was set。
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They lie entangled in the twisting roots�察�Embraced forever。 Their
cold marriage bed Close´canopied and curtained by the shoots Of
willows and pale birches。 At the head�察 �White lilies�察 �like still swans�察�
placidly float And sway above the pebbles。 Here are waves Sun´
smitten for a threaded counterpane Gold´woven on their graves。 In
perfect quietness they sleep�察�remote In the green�察�rippled twilight。 Death
has smote Them to perpetual oneness who were twain。
The Cremona Violin
Part First
Frau Concert´Meister Altgelt shut the door。 A storm was rising�察�heavy
gusts of wind Swirled through the trees�察�and scattered leaves before Her
on the clean�察�flagged path。 The sky behind The distant town was black�察�
and sharp defined Against it shone the lines of roofs and towers�察�
Superimposed and flat like cardboard flowers。
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A pasted city on a purple ground�察�Picked out with luminous paint�察�it
seemed。 The cloud Split on an edge of lightning�察�and a sound Of rivers
full and rushing boomed through bowed�察 �Tossed�察 �hissing branches。
Thunder rumbled loud Beyond the town fast swallowing into gloom。 Frau
Altgelt closed the windows of each room。
She bustled round to shake by constant moving The strange�察 �weird
atmosphere。 She stirred the fire�察�She twitched the supper´cloth as though
improving Its careful setting�察 �then her own attire Came in for notice�察�
tiptoeing higher and higher She peered into the wall´glass�察�now adjusting
A straying lock�察�or else a ribbon thrusting
This way or that to suit her。 At last sitting�察�Or rather plumping down
upon a chair�察 �She took her work�察 �the stocking she was knitting�察 �And
watched the rain upon the window glare In white�察�bright drops。 Through
the black glass a flare Of lightning squirmed about her needles。 ;Oh� ─�
She cried。 ;What can be keeping Theodore so� ─�
A roll of thunder set the casements clapping。 Frau Altgelt flung her
work aside and ran�察 �Pulled open the house door�察 �with kerchief flapping
She stood and gazed along the street。 A man Flung back the garden´gate
and nearly ran Her down as she stood in the door。 ;Why�察�Dear�察�What in
the name of patience brings you here�拭�
Quick�察�Lotta�察 �shut the door�察 �my violin I fear is wetted。 Now�察 �Dear�察�
bring a light。 This clasp is very much too worn and thin。 I'll take the other
fiddle out to´night If it still rains。 Tut� �Tut� �my child�察 �you're quite
Clumsy。 Here�察 �help me�察 �hold the case while I Give me the candle。
No�察�the inside's dry。
Thank God for that� �Well�察�Lotta�察�how are you�拭�A bad storm�察�but the
house still stands�察�I see。 Is my pipe filled�察�my Dear�拭 �I'll have a few Puffs
and a snooze before I eat my tea。 What do you say�拭 �That you were
feared for me�拭�Nonsense�察�my child。 Yes�察�kiss me�察�now don't talk。 I need
a rest�察�the theatre's a long walk。;
Her needles still�察 �her hands upon her lap Patiently laid�察 �Charlotta
Altgelt sat And watched the rain´run window。 In his nap Her husband
stirred and muttered。 Seeing that�察 �Charlotta rose and softly�察 �pit´a´pat�察�
Climbed up the stairs�察�and in her little room Found sighing comfort with a
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moon in bloom。
But even rainy windows�察 �silver´lit By a new´burst�察 �storm´whetted
moon�察�may give But poor content to loneliness�察�and it Was hard for young
Charlotta so to strive And down her eagerness and learn to live In placid
quiet。 While her husband slept�察�Charlotta in her upper chamber wept。
Herr Concert´Meister Altgelt was a man Gentle and unambitious�察�that
alone Had kept him back。 He played as few men can�察�Drawing out of his
instrument a tone So shimmering´sweet and palpitant�察 �it shone Like a
bright thread of sound hung in the air�察�Afloat and swinging upward�察�slim
and fair。
Above all things�察 �above Charlotta his wife�察 �Herr Altgelt loved his
violin�察�a fine Cremona pattern�察�Stradivari's life Was flowering out of early
discipline When this was fashioned。 Of soft´cutting pine The belly was。
The back of broadly curled Maple�察 �the head made thick and sharply
whirled。
The slanting�察�youthful sound´holes through The belly of fine�察�
vigorous pine Mellowed each note and blew It out again with a
woody flavour Tanged and fragrant as fir´trees are When breezes
in their needles jar。
The varnish was an orange´brown Lustered like glass that's
long laid down Under a crumbling villa stone。 Purfled stoutly�察�
with mitres which point Straight up the corners。 Each curve and
joint Clear�察�and bold�察�and thin。 Such was Herr Theodore's violin。
Seven o'clock�察�the Concert´Meister gone With his best violin�察�the rain
being stopped�察 �Frau Lotta in the kitchen sat alone Watching the embers
which the fire dropped。 The china shone upon the dresser�察 �topped By
polished copper vessels which her skill Kept brightly burnished。 It was
very still。
An air from `Orfeo' hummed in her head。 Herr Altgelt had been
practising before The night's performance。 Charlotta had plead With him
to stay with her。 Even at the door She'd begged him not to go。 ;I do
implore You for this evening�察�Theodore�察─�she had said。 ;Leave them to´
night�察�and stay with me instead。;
;A silly poppet� ─ �Theodore pinched her ear。 ;You'd like to have our
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good Elector turn Me out I think。; ;But�察�Theodore�察�something queer Ails
me。 Oh�察�do but notice how they burn�察�My cheeks� �The thunder worried
me。 You're stern�察 �And cold�察 �and only love your work�察 �I know。 But
Theodore�察�for this evening�察�do not go。;
But he had gone�察�hurriedly at the end�察�For she had kept him talking。
Now she sat Alone again�察 �always alone�察 �the trend Of all her thinking
brought her back to that She wished to banish。 What would life be�拭�
What�拭�For she was young�察�and loved�察�while he was moved Only by music。
Each day that was proved。
Each day he rose and practised。 While he played�察 �She stopped her
work and listened�察 �and her heart Swelled painfully beneath her bodice。
Swayed And longing�察�she would hide from him her smart。 ;Well�察�Lottchen�察�
will that do�拭─ �Then what a start She gave�察�and she would run to him and
cry�察�And he would gently chide her�察 �Fie�察�Dear�察�fie。
I'm glad I played it well。 But such a taking� �You'll hear the thing
enough before I've done。; And she would draw away from him�察 �still
shaking。 Had he but guessed she was another one�察�Another violin。 Her
strings were aching�察 �Stretched to the touch of his bow hand�察 �again He
played and