\"Formerly，whenIwastoappearuponthestage，myheartbeatmoreloudly。Itrembledtoencountertheaudience，whosebreathgaveshameorrenown；andnowIhavenofearofthem。Iseethem，heedthem，hearthemnot!Iknowthattherewillbemusicinmyvoice，foritisahymnthatIpourtothee。Thounevercomesttothetheatre；andthatnolongergrievesme。Thouartbecometoosacredtoappearapartofthecommonworld，andI
feelgladthatthouartnotbywhencrowdshavearighttojudgeme……
\"AndhespoketomeofANOTHER:toanotherhewouldconsignme!
No，itisnotlovethatIfeelforthee，Zanoni；orwhydidI
heartheewithoutanger，whydidthycommandseemtomenotathingimpossible？Asthestringsoftheinstrumentobeythehandofthemaster，thylookmodulatesthewildestchordsofmyhearttothywill。Ifitpleasethee，——yes，letitbeso。Thouartlordofmydestinies；theycannotrebelagainstthee!IalmostthinkIcouldlovehim，whoeveritbe，onwhomthouwouldstshedtheraysthatcircumfusethyself。Whateverthouhasttouched，I