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"Such music is quite a treat. I guess, Susan, there is more in that piano than you ever dreamed of. Let us hear something else." Lancy rose from the music-stool, saying to Dexie: "Play 'The Mocking Bird, and I'll sing to your whistle." A moment later Dexie's supple fingers were dancing over the keys in a delightful prelude.
The earl returned rapturously to the drawing-room, and besought Lucy, in a voice in which affectation seemed swooning with delight, to indulge him with a song. More and more enchanted by her assent, he drew the music-stool to the harpsichord, placed a chair beside her, and presently appeared lost in transport.
Matson, Lulu, the chambermaid, and Victor had gotten up between them; and which, though not the best fit in the world, was, in color, exceedingly becoming to the dark-eyed child, who, perched upon the music-stool, was imitating her own operatic songs to the infinite delight of the old man, nodding his approval of the horrid discords. "Edith Hastings!" she exclaimed, "What are you doing here?"
But he gave me the vases instead, and I liked them ever so much better. 'I shall give you the music-stool. If you wanted it a fortnight ago, you want it now. It won't make up for the vases, of course, but 'No, no, said Vera, positively. 'Why not? 'I do not wish you to give me anything. It wouldn't be quite nice, Vera insisted. 'But I give you something every Christmas.
Rose, the young Queen of Friendship, was left deserted on her music-stool for a throne, and when she ceased to hammer the notes she was insulted by a voice that cried from below: 'Go on, Rose, it's nice in the sun to hear you, causing her to close her performances and the instrument vigorously. Rose was much behind her age: she could not tell what was the matter with her.
So he returns to his music-stool the one spot in creation where he allows that he can be really happy and loses himself in a maze of sweet sound. So engrossed is he in his congenial occupation, that he is quite unaware of the door behind him opening and a voice saying "Beg pardon, sir, but the master wants you."
Mab clapped her hands and danced everywhere inconveniently; Mrs. Meyrick kissed Mirah and blessed her; Amy said emphatically, "We can never get her a new dress before Wednesday!" and Kate exclaimed, "Thank heaven my table is not knocked over!" Mirah had reseated herself on the music-stool without speaking, and the tears were rolling down her cheeks as she looked at her friends.
And the atmosphere will be favourable to the voice. No damp, you know. You saw the piano why didn't you ask me to sing before? I can sing Italian. I had a master who made love to me. I forgave him because of the music-stool men can't help it on a music-stool, poor dears!" She went to the piano, struck the notes, and sang "'My heart, my heart I think 'twill break. "Because I'm such a rake.
On a sudden she snatched her hand away and ran back to the piano. When she was seated on the music-stool, her face was hidden from me. At that moment she broke into a strange cry it began like a laugh, and it ended like a sob. "Go away to papa!
Bob otherwise Robert Audley this sort of thing will never do; you are falling over head and ears in love with your aunt." Robert found Sir Michael and Lady Audley in the drawing-room. My lady was sitting on a music-stool before the grand piano, turning over the leaves of some new music. She twirled upon the revolving seat, making a rustling with her silk flounces, as Mr.
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