Volume 1

Dr. Edith Romney / a novel [by Anne Elliot].

  • Anne Elliot
Date:
1883
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Dr. Edith Romney / a novel [by Anne Elliot]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    bracelet, and laid it on the piano, while she listened to some remarks on music from her host; for Mr. Milward, in his character of general and all-knowing critic, had much to say on this art. He disposed of classical music in the lump somewhat slightingly as being unintelligible, decided that the great masters were immensely and insincerely over-rated, and owned to a partiality for a lively style of music with a distinguishable air. Having shown that his opinions were not mere echoes of other meu s, but valuable as being sincere and original he added, “ What I strongly object to in so many compositions is the repetition. The main idea is repeated to excess, and it seems to me very unnecessary—it shows, too, such a dis- tressing paucity of invention. Of course songs are different.” “ Ah, I am glad you think so,” said Sibyl. t: I was wondering what I could sing—let me see.'’ She paused a moment or two, musingly, with jewelled fingers straying over the keys. She remembered the days last year, when her voice had power over Oscar Ardley—when she had made him flush or pale, or had even brought tears to his eyes, as she liked. Was all her power a thing of the past ? How he had hung over the piano when she sang ! How passionately
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