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"No, I don't care for her," I replied "You are a peculiar fellow." "If I did fall in love," I said, by way of meeting him halfway, "I should choose Mrs. Segalovitch. She is a thousand times prettier than Mrs. Klesmer." "Tut, tut!" Mrs. Segalovitch was certainly prettier than the prima donna, but she played unimportant parts, so the notion of one's falling in love with her seemed queer to Jake
But, of course, I should like to take a high position, and I thought if you thought I could" here Gwendolen became a little more nervous "it would be better for me to be a singer to study singing also." Klesmer put down his hat upon the piano, and folded his arms as if to concentrate himself.
"I mean to marry Herr Klesmer," said Catherine, firmly. "He had better not count on our relenting," said Mrs. Arrowpoint, whose manners suffered from that impunity in insult which has been reckoned among the privileges of women. "Madam," said Klesmer, "certain reasons forbid me to retort.
Mab felt herself beginning to cry, and all the three girls held Klesmer adorable. Mrs. Meyrick took a long breath. But straightway the frown came again, the long hand, back uppermost, was stretched out in quite a different sense to touch with finger-tip the back of Mirah's, and with protruded lip he said "Not for great tasks. No high roofs. We are no skylarks. We must be modest."
Her answer was delightful to Gwendolen: she thought of nothing but the ready compassion which in another form she had trusted in and found herself; and on the signals that Klesmer was about to play she moved away in much content, entirely without presentiment that this Jewish protégé would ever make a more important difference in her life than the possible improvement of her singing if the leisure and spirits of a Mrs.
Meyrick a figure quite unlike that of the respected Premier tall and physically impressive even in his kid and kerseymere, with massive face, flamboyant hair, and gold spectacles: in fact, as Mrs. Meyrick saw from the card, Julius Klesmer.
Certainly Klesmer seemed cruel, but his feeling was the reverse of cruel.
"You are a beautiful young lady you have been brought up in ease you have done what you would you have not said to yourself, 'I must know this exactly, 'I must understand this exactly, 'I must do this exactly," in uttering these three terrible musts, Klesmer lifted up three long fingers in succession.
And your Mr. Bull's company fits me 'wie die Faust ins Auge. I am neglecting my engagements. I must go off to St. Petersburg." There was no answer. "You agree with me that I had better go?" said Klesmer, with some irritation. "Certainly; if that is what your business and feeling prompt. I have only to wonder that you have consented to give us so much of your time in the last year.
Klesmer took no notice, but said with more studied gentleness than ever, "You have probably not thought of an artistic career until now: you did not entertain the notion, the longing what shall I say? you did not wish yourself an actress, or anything of that sort, till the present trouble?" "Not exactly: but I was fond of acting.
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