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I, however, went with the two ladies to Herr von Hamm's, whose three young ladies each played a concerto, and I one of Aichner's prima vista, and then went on extemporizing. The teacher of these little simpletons, the Demoiselles Hamm, is a certain clerical gentleman of the name of Schreier. He is a good organ-player, but no pianist. He kept staring at me with an eye-glass.
The Sunday after, at three o'clock, we were at a certain Herr von Hamm's. The Bishop of Chiemsee set off to-day for Salzburg. N. B. I send my sister, by him, "6 duetti a clavicembalo e violino," by Schuster. I have often played them here; they are by no means bad. If I remain long enough, I intend to compose six in this style, for it is much liked here. Munich, Oct. 11, 1777.
To-night, finding the seclusion of my study dispiriting, I went forth upon a long and purposeless walk beneath the stars. Through chance I found myself, at or about eleven o'clock, in the vicinity of Mr. Hector Hamm's place of residence. Aimlessly lingering here in the shadow of the trees, I soon espied Pomeroy issuing from the gate of the residence and making off, whistling gaily as he went.
It is of a light grey tone, a deviation from the black which uniformly I have worn for some years past. Before retiring I shall again rehearse the balcony scene, but this time, in a low key, to preclude eavesdropping. I wonder what the nature of Miss Hamm's engagement for the current evening may be?
As I was upon the point of going, he halted me, saying in effect: "Doctor, you're a college professor I want to ask you a scientific question and see if you can give me a scientific answer." "Pray proceed," I said, smiling gently in Miss Hamm's direction. "Why," he said, "is a mouse that spins?"
As the party dashed by us with appropriate salutations, to which I replied in kind, I was suddenly impressed by a grace of movement or shall I call it a jaunty abandon? in Miss Hamm's bearing, aspect and general demeanour. To the casual eye the effect of this was far from being displeasing.
I wished either to convince myself absolutely upon these points or to disabuse my mind of all prejudice. I am glad I took this step. For I am constrained now to admit that my first impression of Miss Hamm's personality may have done her an injustice. With what care should one guard oneself against o'erready appraisals of the characters of one's fellow beings!
It is the effect upon our institution as a whole that I regard with forebodings. In a brief period of speech with Miss Primleigh, our mathematics teacher, which ensued in a corridor subsequent to Miss Hamm's induction into the faculty, I gathered that Miss Primleigh, who is of a most discerning turn of mind, shared with me these apprehensions.
Entirely in a subconscious way I observed that Miss Hamm's hair was not plaited up and confined to the head with ribands, pins or other appliances in vogue among her sex, but depended in loose and luxuriant masses about her face; I remarked its colour a chestnut brown and a tendency upon its part to form into ringlets when unconfined, the resultant effect being somewhat attractive.
Presently the uncle withdrew from our society, to my relief taking with him his pack, whereupon Miss Hamm and I repaired to the parlour adjacent, where a most delightful evening was had. Miss Hamm's conversation, even though marked by a levity not at all times in keeping with the nature of the subject under discussion, is, I find, sprightly and diverting in the extreme.
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