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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

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