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strings were aching�察 �Stretched to the touch of his bow hand�察 �again He
played and she almost broke at the strain。
Where was the use of thinking of it now�察�Sitting alone and listening to
the clock� �She'd best make haste and knit another row。 Three hours at least
must pass before his knock Would startle her。 It always was a shock。 She
listened listened for so long before�察�That when it came her hearing
almost tore。
She caught herself just starting in to listen。 What nerves she had�此�
rattling like brittle sticks� �She wandered to the window�察�for the glisten Of a
bright moon was tempting。 Snuffed the wicks Of her two candles。 Still
she could not fix To anything。 The moon in a broad swath Beckoned her
out and down the garden´path。
Against the house�察�her hollyhocks stood high And black�察�their shadows
doubling them。 The night Was white and still with moonlight�察�and a sigh
Of blowing leaves was there�察�and the dim flight Of insects�察�and the smell
of aconite�察�And stocks�察�and Marvel of Peru。 She flitted Along the path�察�
where blocks of shadow pitted
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The even flags。 She let herself go dreaming Of Theodore her
husband�察�and the tune From `Orfeo' swam through her mind�察�but seeming
Changed shriller。 Of a sudden�察�the clear moon Showed her a passer´by�察�
inopportune Indeed�察 �but here he was�察 �whistling and striding。 Lotta
squeezed in between the currants�察�hiding。
;The best laid plans of mice and men�察─�alas� �The stranger came indeed�察�
but did not pass。 Instead�察�he leant upon the garden´gate�察�Folding his arms
and whistling。 Lotta's state�察 �Crouched in the prickly currants�察 �on wet
grass�察�Was far from pleasant。 Still the stranger stayed�察�And Lotta in her
currants watched�察�dismayed。
He seemed a proper fellow standing there In the bright moonshine。
His cocked hat was laced With silver�察 �and he wore his own brown hair
Tied�察�but unpowdered。 His whole bearing graced A fine cloth coat�察�and
ruffled shirt�察 �and chased Sword´hilt。 Charlotta looked�察 �but her position
Was hardly easy。 When would his volition
Suggest his walking on�拭 �And then that tune� �A half´a´dozen bars
from `Orfeo' Gone over and over�察 �and murdered。 What Fortune Had
brought him there to stare about him so�拭 �Ach�察�Gott im Himmel� �Why
will he not go� ─ �Thought Lotta�察 �but the young man whistled on�察 �And
seemed in no great hurry to be gone。
Charlotta�察 �crouched among the currant bushes�察 �Watched the moon
slowly dip from twig to twig。 If Theodore should chance to come�察 �and
blushes Streamed over her。 He would not care a fig�察 �He'd only laugh。
She pushed aside a sprig Of sharp´edged leaves and peered�察 �then she
uprose Amid her bushes。 ;Sir�察─�said she�察 �pray whose
Garden do you suppose you're watching�拭 �Why Do you stand there�拭�
I really must insist Upon your leaving。 'Tis unmannerly To stay so long。;
The young man gave a twist And turned about�察 �and in the amethyst
Moonlight he saw her like a nymph half´risen From the green bushes
which had been her prison。
He swept his hat off in a hurried bow。 ;Your pardon�察�Madam�察�I had no
idea I was not quite alone�察�and that is how I came to stay。 My trespass
was not sheer Impertinence。 I thought no one was here�察 �And really
gardens cry to be admired。 To´night especially it seemed required。
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And may I beg to introduce myself�拭 �Heinrich Marohl of Munich。
And your name�拭─ �Charlotta told him。 And the artful elf Promptly
exclaimed about her husband's fame。 So Lotta�察 �half´unwilling�察 �slowly
came To conversation with him。 When she went Into the house�察 �she
found the evening spent。
Theodore arrived quite wearied out and teased�察�With all excitement in
him burned away。 It had gone well�察�he said�察�the audience pleased�察�And he
had played his very best to´day�察�But afterwards he had been forced to stay
And practise with the stupid ones。 His head Ached furiously�察 �and he
must get to bed。
Part Second
Herr Concert´Meister Altgelt played�察 �And the four strings of
his violin Were spinning like bees on a day in Spring。 The notes
rose into the wide sun´mote Which slanted through the window�察�
They lay like coloured beads a´row�察 �They knocked together and parted�察�
And started to dance�察 �Skipping�察�tripping�察�each one slipping Under
and over the others so That the polychrome fire streamed like a lance
Or a comet's tail�察 �Behind them。 Then a wail arose crescendo
And dropped from off the end of the bow�察 �And the dancing stopped。
A scent of lilies filled the room�察 �Long and slow。 Each large white
bloom Breathed a sound which was holy perfume from a blessed
censer�察 �And the hum of an organ tone�察 �And they waved like fans
in a hall of stone Over a bier standing there in the centre�察 �alone。
Each lily bent slowly as it was blown。 Like smoke they rose from the
violin Then faded as a swifter bowing Jumbled the notes like
wavelets flowing In a splashing�察 �pashing�察 �rippling motion
Between broad meadows to an ocean Wide as a day and blue as a
flower�察 �Where every hour Gulls dipped�察 �and scattered�察 �and
squawked�察 �and squealed�察 �And over the marshes the Angelus pealed�察�
And the prows of the fishing´boats were spattered With spray。
And away a couple of frigates were starting To race to Java with all
sails set�察 �Topgallants�察 �and royals�察 �and stunsails�察 �and jibs�察 �And
wide moonsails�察 �and the shining rails Were polished so bright they
sparked in the sun。 All the sails went up with a run�此 �They
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call me Hanging Johnny�察 �Away´i´oh�察 �They call me
Hanging Johnny�察 �So hang�察�boys�察�hang。; And the sun had
set and the high moon whitened�察 �And the ship heeled over to the
breeze。 He drew her into the shade of the sails�察 �And whispered
tales Of voyages in the China seas�察 �And his arm around her
Held and bound her。 She almost swooned�察 �With the breeze and
the moon And the slipping sea�察 �And he beside her�察 �Touching
her�察�leaning The ship careening�察 �With the white moon steadily
shining over Her and her lover�察 �Theodore�察�still her lover� �
Then a quiver fell on the crowded notes�察 �And slowly floated
A single note which spread and spread Till it filled the room with a
shimmer like gold�察 �And noises shivered throughout its length�察�
And tried its strength。 They pulled it�察 �and tore it�察 �And the stuff
waned thinner�察 �but still it bore it。 Then a wide rent Split the
arching tent�察 �And balls of fire spurted through�察 �Spitting yellow�察�
and mauve�察 �and blue。 One by one they were quenched as they fell�察�
Only the blue burned steadily。 Paler and paler it grew�察�and faded
away。 Herr Altgelt stopped。
;Well�察�Lottachen�察�my Dear�察�what do you say�拭�I think I'm in good trim。
Now let's have dinner。 What's this�察�my Love�察�you're very sweet to´day。 I
wonder how it happens I'm the winner Of so much sweetness。 But I
think you're thinner�察�You're like a bag of feathers on my knee。 Why�察�Lotta
child�察�you're almost strangling me。
I'm glad you're going out this afternoon。 The days are getting short�察�
and I'm so tied At the Court Theatre my poor little bride Has not much
junketing I fear�察�but soon I'll ask our manager to grant a boon。 To´night�察�
perhaps�察�I'll get a pass for you�察�And when I go�察�why Lotta can come too。
Now dinner�察�Love。 I want some onion soup To whip me up till that
rehearsal's over。 You know it's odd how some women can stoop� �Fraeulein
Gebnitz has taken on a lover�察 �A Jew named Goldstein。 No one can
discover If it's his money。 But she lives alone Practically。 Gebnitz is a
stone�察�
Pores over books all day�察 �and has no ear For his wife's singing