Theanodded。\"Yes；sometimesImakehimsinghismostfoolishthingsforme。It’srestful，ashedoesit。
That’swhenI’mhomesick，Dr。Archie。\"
\"YouknewhiminGermany，Thea？\"Dr。Archiehadquietlyabandonedhiscigaretteasacomfortlessarticle。
\"Whenyoufirstwentover？\"
\"Yes。Hewasagoodfriendtoagreengirl。HehelpedmewithmyGermanandmymusicandmygeneraldiscourage—
ment。Seemedtocaremoreaboutmygettingonthanabouthimself。Hehadnomoney，either。Anoldaunthadloanedhimalittletostudyon。——Willyouanswerthat，Fred？\"
FredcaughtupthetelephoneandstoppedthebuzzwhileTheawentontalkingtoDr。ArchieaboutLandry。
Tellingsomeonetoholdthewire，hepresentlyputdowntheinstrumentandapproachedTheawithastartledex—
pressiononhisface。
\"It’sthemanagement，\"hesaidquietly。\"Gloecklerhasbrokendown：faintingfits。MadameRheineckerisinAt—
lanticCityandSchrammissinginginPhiladelphiato—
night。TheywanttoknowwhetheryoucancomedownandfinishSIEGLINDE。\"
\"Whattimeisit？\"
\"Eightfifty—five。Thefirstactisjustover。Theycanholdthecurtaintwenty—fiveminutes。\"
Theadidnotmove。\"Twenty—fiveandthirty—fivemakessixty，\"shemuttered。\"TellthemI’llcomeiftheyholdthecurtaintillIaminthedressing—room。SayI’llhavetowearhercostumes，andthedressermusthaveeverythingready。
Thencallataxi，please。\"
Theahadnotchangedherpositionsincehefirstinter—
ruptedher，butshehadgrownpaleandwasopeningandshuttingherhandsrapidly。Shelooked，Fredthought，ter—
rified。Hehalfturnedtowardthetelephone，buthungononefoot。
\"Haveyoueversungthepart？\"heasked。
\"No，butI’verehearsedit。That’sallright。Getthecab。\"Stillshemadenomove。Shemerelyturnedper—
fectlyblankeyestoDr。Archieandsaidabsently，\"It’scurious，butjustatthisminuteIcan’trememberabarof’Walkure’afterthefirstact。AndIletmymaidgoout。\"
ShesprangupandbeckonedArchiewithoutsomuch，hefeltsure，asknowingwhohewas。\"Comewithme。\"Shewentquicklyintohersleeping—chamberandthrewopenadoorintoatrunk—room。\"Seethatwhitetrunk？It’snotlocked。It’sfullofwigs，inboxes。Lookuntilyoufindonemarked`Ring2。’Bringitquick！\"Whileshedirectedhim，shethrewopenasquaretrunkandbegantossingoutshoesofeveryshapeandcolor。
Ottenburgappearedatthedoor。\"CanIhelpyou？\"
Shethrewhimsomewhitesandalswithlonglacesandsilkstockingspinnedtothem。\"Putthoseinsomething，andthengotothepianoandgivemeafewmeasuresinthere——youknow。\"Shewasbehavingsomewhatlikeacyclonenow，andwhileshewrenchedopendrawersandclosetdoors，Ottenburggottothepianoasquicklyaspos—
sibleandbegantoheraldthereappearanceoftheVolsungpair，trustingtomemory。
InafewmomentsTheacameoutenvelopedinherlongfurcoatwithascarfoverherheadandknittedwoolenglovesonherhands。HerglassyeyetookinthefactthatFredwasplayingfrommemory，andeveninherdistractedstate，afaintsmileflickeredoverhercolorlesslips。Shestretchedoutawoollyhand，\"Thescore，please。Behindyou，there。\"
Dr。Archiefollowedwithacanvasboxandasatchel。Astheywentthroughthehall，themencaughtuptheirhatsandcoats。Theyleftthemusic—room，Frednoticed，justsevenminutesafterhegotthetelephonemessage。IntheelevatorTheasaidinthathuskywhisperwhichhadsoper—
plexedDr。Archiewhenhefirstheardit，\"Tellthedriver
hemustdoitintwentyminutes，lessifhecan。Hemustleavethelightoninthecab。Icandoagooddealintwentyminutes。Ifonlyyouhadn’tmademeeat——Damnthatduck！\"shebrokeoutbitterly；\"whydidyou？\"
\"WishIhaditback！Butitwon’tbotheryou，to—night。
Youneedstrength，\"hepleadedconsolingly。
Butsheonlymutteredangrilyunderherbreath，\"Idiot，idiot！\"
Ottenburgshotaheadandinstructedthedriver，whilethedoctorputTheaintothecabandshutthedoor。Shedidnotspeaktoeitherofthemagain。Asthedriverscram—
bledintohisseatsheopenedthescoreandfixedhereyesuponit。Herface，inthewhitelight，lookedasbleakasastonequarry。
Ashercabslidaway，OttenburgshovedArchieintoasecondtaxithatwaitedbythecurb。\"We’dbettertrailher，\"heexplained。\"Theremightbeahold—upofsomekind。\"Asthecabwhizzedoffhebrokeintoaneruptionofprofanity。
\"What’sthematter，Fred？\"thedoctorasked。Hewasagooddealdazedbytherapidevolutionsofthelasttenminutes。
\"Matterenough！\"Fredgrowled，buttoninghisover—
coatwithashiver。\"Whatawaytosingapartforthefirsttime！Thatduckreallyisonmyconscience。Itwillbeawonderifshecandoanythingbutquack！Scramblingoninthemiddleofaperformancelikethis，withnorehearsal！
Thestuffshehastosinginthereisafright——rhythm，pitch，——andterriblydifficultintervals。\"
\"Shelookedfrightened，\"Dr。Archiesaidthoughtfully，\"butIthoughtshelooked——determined。\"
Fredsniffed。\"Oh，determined！That’sthekindofroughdealthatmakessavagesofsingers。Here’sapartshe’sworkedonandgotreadyforforyears，andnowtheygiveherachancetogoonandbutcherit。Goodnessknowswhenshe’slookedatthescorelast，orwhethershecanuse
thebusinessshe’sstudiedwiththiscast。Necker’ssingingBRUNNHILDE；shemayhelpher，ifit’snotoneofhersorenights。\"
\"IsshesoreatThea？\"Dr。Archieaskedwonderingly。
\"Mydearman，Necker’ssoreateverything。She’sbreakingup；tooearly；justwhensheoughttobeatherbest。There’sonestorythatsheisstrugglingundersomeseriousmalady，anotherthatshelearnedabadmethodatthePragueConservatoryandhasruinedherorgan。She’sthesorestthingintheworld。Ifsheweathersthiswinterthrough，it’llbeherlast。She’spayingforitwiththelastragsofhervoice。Andthen——\"Fredwhistledsoftly。
\"Well，whatthen？\"
\"Thenourgirlmaycomeinforsomeofit。It’sdogeatdog，inthisgameasineveryother。\"
ThecabstoppedandFredandDr。Archiehurriedtotheboxoffice。TheMonday—nighthousewassoldout。TheyboughtstandingroomandenteredtheauditoriumjustasthepressrepresentativeofthehousewasthankingtheaudiencefortheirpatienceandtellingthemthatalthoughMadameGloecklerwastooilltosing，MissKronborghadkindlyconsentedtofinishherpart。Thisannouncementwasmetwithvehementapplausefromtheuppercirclesofthehouse。
\"Shehasher——constituents，\"Dr。Archiemurmured。
\"Yes，upthere，wherethey’reyoungandhungry。Thesepeopledownherehavedinedtoowell。Theywon’tmind，however。TheylikefiresandaccidentsandDIVERTISSEMENTS。
TwoSIEGLINDESaremoreunusualthanone，sothey’llbesatisfied。\"
AfterthefinaldisappearanceofthemotherofSiegfried，Ottenburgandthedoctorslippedoutthroughthecrowdandleftthehouse。NearthestageentranceFredfoundthedriverwhohadbroughtTheadown。Hedismissedhimandgotalargercar。HeandArchiewaitedonthesidewalk，
andwhenKronborgcameoutalonetheygatheredherintothecabandspranginafterher。
Theasankbackintoacornerofthebackseatandyawned。\"Well，Igotthrough，eh？\"Hertonewasreas—
suring。\"Onthewhole，IthinkI’vegivenyougentlemenaprettylivelyevening，foronewhohasnosocialaccomplish—
ments。\"
\"Rather！Therewassomethinglikeapopularuprisingattheendofthesecondact。ArchieandIcouldn’tkeepitupaslongastherestofthemdid。Ahowllikethatoughttoshowthemanagementwhichwaythewindisblowing。Youprobablyknowyouweremagnificent。\"
\"Ithoughtitwentprettywell，\"shespokeimpartially。
\"Iwasrathersmarttocatchhistempothere，atthebegin—
ningofthefirstrecitative，whenhecameintoosoon，don’tyouthink？It’strickyinthere，withoutarehearsal。Oh，Iwasallright！Hetookthatsyncopationtoofastinthebeginning。Somesingerstakeitfastthere——thinkitsoundsmoreimpassioned。That’soneway！\"Shesniffed，andFredshotamirthfulglanceatArchie。Herboastful—
nesswouldhavebeenchildishinaschoolboy。Inthelightofwhatshehaddone，ofthestraintheyhadlivedthroughduringthelasttwohours，itmadeonelaugh，——almostcry。Shewenton，robustly：\"AndIdidn’tfeelmydin—
ner，really，Fred。Iamhungryagain，I’mashamedtosay，——andIforgottoorderanythingatmyhotel。\"
Fredputhishandonthedoor。\"Whereto？Youmusthavefood。\"
\"Doyouknowanyquietplace，whereIwon’tbestaredat？I’vestillgotmake—upon。\"
\"Ido。NiceEnglishchop—houseonForty—fourthStreet。
Nobodythereatnightbuttheaterpeopleaftertheshow，andafewbachelors。\"Heopenedthedoorandspoketothedriver。
Asthecarturned，TheareachedacrosstothefrontseatanddrewDr。Archie’shandkerchiefoutofhisbreastpocket。
\"Thiscomestomenaturally，\"shesaid，rubbinghercheeksandeyebrows。\"WhenIwaslittleIalwayslovedyourhandkerchiefsbecausetheyweresilkandsmelledofCol—
ognewater。IthinktheymusthavebeentheonlyreallycleanhandkerchiefsinMoonstone。Youwerealwayswipingmyfacewiththem，whenyoumetmeoutinthedust，Iremember。DidIneverhaveany？\"
\"Ithinkyou’dnearlyalwaysusedyoursuponyourbabybrother。\"
Theasighed。\"Yes，Thorhadsuchawayofgettingmessy。Yousayhe’sagoodchauffeur？\"Sheclosedhereyesforamomentasiftheyweretired。Suddenlyshelookedup。\"Isn’titfunny，howwetravelincircles？Hereyouare，stillgettingmeclean，andFredisstillfeedingme。
Iwouldhavediedofstarvationatthatboarding—houseonIndianaAvenueifhehadn’ttakenmeouttotheBucking—
hamandfilledmeuponceinawhile。WhatacavernIwastofill，too。Thewaitersusedtolookastonished。I’mstillsingingonthatfood。\"
FredalightedandgaveTheahisarmastheycrossedtheicysidewalk。Theyweretakenupstairsinanantiquatedliftandfoundthecheerfulchop—roomhalffullofsupperparties。AnEnglishcompanyplayingattheEmpirehadjustcomein。Thewaiters，inredwaistcoats，werehurry—
ingabout。Fredgotatableatthebackoftheroom，inacorner，andurgedhiswaitertogettheoystersonatonce。
\"Takesafewminutestoopenthem，sir，\"themanex—
postulated。
\"Yes，butmakeitasfewaspossible，andbringthelady’sfirst。Thengrilledchopswithkidneys，andsalad。\"
Theabeganeatingcelerystalksatonce，fromthebasetothefoliage。\"Neckersaidsomethingnicetometo—
night。Youmighthavethoughtthemanagementwouldsaysomething，butnotthey。\"ShelookedatFredfromunderherblackenedlashes。\"ItWASastunt，tojumpin
andsingthatsecondactwithoutrehearsal。Itdoesn’tsingitself。\"
Ottenburgwaswatchingherbrillianteyesandherface。
Shewasmuchhandsomerthanshehadbeenearlyintheevening。Excitementofthissortenrichedher。Itwasonlyundersuchexcitement，hereflected，thatshewasentirelyilluminated，orwhollypresent。Atothertimestherewassomethingalittlecoldandempty，likeabigroomwithnopeopleinit。Eveninhermostgenialmoodstherewasashadowofrestlessness，asifshewerewaitingforsomethingandwereexercisingthevirtueofpatience。Duringdinnershehadbeenaskindassheknewhowtobe，tohimandtoArchie，andhadgiventhemasmuchofherselfasshecould。
But，clearly，sheknewonlyonewayofbeingreallykind，fromthecoreofherheartout；andtherewasbutonewayinwhichshecouldgiveherselftopeoplelargelyandgladly，spontaneously。Evenasagirlshehadbeenatherbestinvigorouseffort，heremembered；physicaleffort，whentherewasnootherkindathand。Shecouldbeexpansiveonlyinexplosions。OldNathanmeyerhadseenit。IntheveryfirstsongFredhadeverheardhersing，shehadunconsciouslydeclaredit。
TheaKronborgturnedsuddenlyfromhertalkwithArchieandpeeredsuspiciouslyintothecornerwhereOtten—
burgsatwithfoldedarms，observingher。\"What’sthematterwithyou，Fred？I’mafraidofyouwhenyou’requiet，——fortunatelyyoualmostneverare。Whatareyouthinkingabout？\"
\"Iwaswonderinghowyougotrightwiththeorchestrasoquickly，thereatfirst。Ihadaflashofterror，\"here—
pliedeasily。
Sheboltedherlastoysterandduckedherhead。\"SohadI！Idon’tknowhowIdidcatchit。Desperation，I
suppose；samewaytheIndianbabiesswimwhenthey’rethrownintotheriver。IHADto。Nowit’sover，I’mgladI
hadto。Ilearnedawholelotto—night。\"
Archie，whousuallyfeltthatitbehoovedhimtobesilentduringsuchdiscussions，wasencouragedbyhergenialitytoventure，\"Idon’tseehowyoucanlearnanythinginsuchaturmoil；orhowyoucankeepyourmindonit，forthatmatter。\"
Theaglancedabouttheroomandsuddenlyputherhanduptoherhair。\"Mercy，I’venohaton！Whydidn’tyoutellme？AndIseemtobewearingarumpleddinnerdress，withallthispaintonmyface！ImustlooklikesomethingyoupickeduponSecondAvenue。IhopetherearenoColoradoreformersabout，Dr。Archie。Whatadreadfuloldpairthesepeoplemustbethinkingyou！Well，Ihadtoeat。\"Shesniffedthesavorofthegrillasthewaiteruncov—
eredit。\"Yes，draughtbeer，please。No，thankyou，Fred，NOchampagne。——Togobacktoyourquestion，Dr。Archie，youcanbelieveIkeepmymindonit。That’sthewholetrick，insofarasstageexperiencegoes；keepingrightthereeverysecond。IfIthinkofanythingelseforaflash，I’mgone，donefor。Butatthesametime，onecantakethingsin——withanotherpartofyourbrain，maybe。It’sdifferentfromwhatyougetinstudy，morepracticalandconclusive。
Therearesomethingsyoulearnbestincalm，andsomeinstorm。Youlearnthedeliveryofapartonlybeforeanaudience。\"
\"Heavenhelpus，\"gaspedOttenburg。\"Weren’tyouhungry，though！It’sbeautifultoseeyoueat。\"
\"Gladyoulikeit。OfcourseI’mhungry。Areyoustay—
ingoverfor`Rheingold’Fridayafternoon？\"
\"MydearThea，\"——Fredlitacigarette，——\"I’maseri—
ousbusinessmannow。Ihavetosellbeer。I’mdueinChicagoonWednesday。I’dcomebacktohearyou，butFRICKAisnotanalluringpart。\"
\"Thenyou’veneverhearditwelldone。\"Shespokeuphotly。\"FatGermanwomanscoldingherhusband，eh？
That’snotmyidea。WaittillyouhearmyFRICKA。It’sabeautifulpart。\"Thealeanedforwardonthetableand
touchedArchie’sarm。\"Youremember，Dr。Archie，howmymotheralwaysworeherhair，partedinthemiddleanddonelowonherneckbehind，soyougottheshapeofherheadandsuchacalm，whiteforehead？IwearminelikethatforFRICKA。Alittlemorecoroneteffect，builtupalit—
tlehigheratthesides，buttheidea’sthesame。Ithinkyou’llnoticeit。\"SheturnedtoOttenburgreproachfully：
\"It’snoblemusic，Fred，fromthefirstmeasure。There’snothinglovelierthantheWONNIGERHAUSRATH。It’sallsuchcomprehensivesortofmusic——fateful。Ofcourse，FRICKA
KNOWS，\"Theaendedquietly。
Fredsighed。\"There，you’vespoiledmyitinerary。
NowI’llhavetocomeback，ofcourse。Archie，you’dbet—
tergetbusyaboutseatsto—morrow。\"
\"Icangetyouboxseats，somewhere。Iknownobodyhere，andIneveraskforany。\"Theabeganhuntingamongherwraps。\"Oh，howfunny！I’veonlytheseshortwoolengloves，andnosleeves。Putonmycoatfirst。ThoseEng—
lishpeoplecan’tmakeoutwhereyougotyourlady，she’ssomadeupofcontradictions。\"SheroselaughingandplungedherarmsintothecoatDr。Archieheldforher。Asshesettledherselfintoitandbuttoneditunderherchin，shegavehimanoldsignalwithhereyelid。\"I’dliketosinganotherpartto—night。ThisisthesortofeveningI
fancy，whenthere’ssomethingtodo。Letmesee：Ihavetosingin`Trovatore’Wednesdaynight，andtherearere—
hearsalsforthe`Ring’everydaythisweek。ConsidermedeaduntilSaturday，Dr。Archie。IinviteyoubothtodinewithmeonSaturdaynight，thedayafter`Rheingold。’
AndFredmustleaveearly，forIwanttotalktoyoualone。
You’vebeenherenearlyaweek，andIhaven’thadaseri—
ouswordwithyou。TAKFORMAD，Fred，astheNorwegianssay。\"
VIII
THE\"RingoftheNiebelungs\"wastobegivenattheMetropolitanonfoursuccessiveFridayafternoons。
Afterthefirstoftheseperformances，FredOttenburgwenthomewithLandryfortea。Landrywasoneofthefewpub—
licentertainerswhoownrealestateinNewYork。Helivedinalittlethree—storybrickhouseonJaneStreet，inGreen—
wichVillage，whichhadbeenlefttohimbythesameauntwhopaidforhismusicaleducation。
Landrywasborn，andspentthefirstfifteenyearsofhislife，onarockyConnecticutfarmnotfarfromCosCob。
Hisfatherwasanignorant，violentman，abunglingfarmerandabrutalhusband。Thefarmhouse，dilapidatedanddamp，stoodinahollowbesideamarshypond。Oliverhadworkedhardwhilehelivedathome，althoughhewasnevercleanorwarminwinterandhadwretchedfoodalltheyearround。Hisspare，dryfigure，hisprominentlarynx，andthepeculiarredofhisfaceandhandsbelongedtothechore—
boyhehadneveroutgrown。Itwasasifthefarm，knowinghewouldescapefromitasearlyashecould，hadgrounditsmarkonhimdeep。WhenhewasfifteenOliverranawayandwenttolivewithhisCatholicaunt，onJaneStreet，whomhismotherwasneverallowedtovisit。ThepriestofSt。Joseph’sParishdiscoveredthathehadavoice。
LandryhadanaffectionforthehouseonJaneStreet，wherehehadfirstlearnedwhatcleanlinessandorderandcourtesywere。Whenhisauntdiedhehadtheplacedoneover，gotanIrishhousekeeper，andlivedtherewithagreatmanybeautifulthingshehadcollected。Hislivingex—
penseswereneverlarge，buthecouldnotrestrainhimselffrombuyinggracefulanduselessobjects。Hewasacollec—
torformuchthesamereasonthathewasaCatholic，and
hewasaCatholicchieflybecausehisfatherusedtositinthekitchenandreadaloudtohishiredmendisgusting\"exposures\"oftheRomanChurch，enjoyingequallythehideousstoriesandtheoutragetohiswife’sfeelings。
AtfirstLandryboughtbooks；thenrugs，drawings，china。HehadabeautifulcollectionofoldFrenchandSpanishfans。HekepttheminanescritoirehehadbroughtfromSpain，buttherewerealwaysafewofthemlyingaboutinhissitting—room。
WhileLandryandhisguestwerewaitingfortheteatobebrought，Ottenburgtookuponeofthesefansfromthelowmarblemantel—shelfandopeneditinthefirelight。Onesidewaspaintedwithapearlyskyandfloatingclouds。
Ontheotherwasaformalgardenwhereanelegantshep—
herdesswithamaskandcrookwasfleeingonhighheelsfromasatin—coatedshepherd。
\"Yououghtnottokeepthesethingsabout，likethis，Oliver。Thedustfromyourgratemustgetatthem。\"
\"Itdoes，butIgetthemtoenjoythem，nottohavethem。They’repleasanttoglanceatandtoplaywithatoddtimeslikethis，whenoneiswaitingforteaorsome—
thing。\"
Fredsmiled。TheideaofLandrystretchedoutbeforehisfireplayingwithhisfans，amusedhim。Mrs。McGinnisbroughttheteaandputitbeforethehearth：oldteacupsthatwerevelvetytothetouchandapot—belliedsilvercreampitcherofanEarlyGeorgianpattern，whichwasalwaysbrought，thoughLandrytookrum。
Freddrankhisteawalkingabout，examiningLandry’ssumptuouswriting—tableinthealcoveandtheBoucherdrawinginredchalkoverthemantel。\"Idon’tseehowyoucanstandthisplacewithoutaheroine。Itwouldgivemearagingthirstforgallantries。\"
Landrywashelpinghimselftoasecondcupoftea。
\"Worksquitetheotherwaywithme。Itconsolesmeforthelackofher。It’sjustfeminineenoughtobepleasantto
returnto。Notanymoretea？Thensitdownandplayforme。I’malwaysplayingforotherpeople，andIneverhaveachancetositherequietlyandlisten。\"
Ottenburgopenedthepianoandbegansoftlytoboomforththeshadowyintroductiontotheoperatheyhadjustheard。\"Willthatdo？\"heaskedjokingly。\"Ican’tseemtogetitoutofmyhead。\"
\"Oh，excellently！Theatoldmeitwasquitewonderful，thewayyoucandoWagnerscoresonthepiano。Sofewpeoplecangiveoneanyideaofthemusic。Goahead，aslongasyoulike。Icansmoke，too。\"Landryflattenedhim—
selfoutonhiscushionsandabandonedhimselftoeasewiththecircumstanceofonewhohasnevergrownquiteaccus—
tomedtoease。
Ottenburgplayedon，ashehappenedtoremember。HeunderstoodnowwhyTheawishedhimtohearherin\"Rheingold。\"IthadbeencleartohimassoonasFRICKA
rosefromsleepandlookedoutovertheyoungworld，stretchingonewhitearmtowardthenewGotterburgshiningontheheights。\"WOTAN！GEMAHL！ERWACHE！\"ShewaspureScandinavian，thisFRICKA：\"Swedishsummer\"！
herememberedoldMr。Nathanmeyer’sphrase。Shehadwishedhimtoseeherbecauseshehadadistinctkindoflovelinessforthispart，ashiningbeautylikethelightofsunsetondistantsails。Sheseemedtotakeonthelookofimmortalloveliness，theyouthofthegoldenapples，theshiningbodyandtheshiningmind。FRICKAhadbeenajealousspousetohimforsolongthathehadforgotshemeantwisdombeforeshemeantdomesticorder，andthat，inanyevent，shewasalwaysagoddess。TheFRICKAofthatafternoonwassoclearandsunny，sonoblyconceived，thatshemadeawholeatmosphereaboutherselfandquiteredeemedfromshabbinessthehelplessnessandunscrupu—
lousnessofthegods。HerreproachestoWOTANwerethepleadingsofatemperedmind，aconsistentsenseofbeauty。
Inthelongsilencesofherpart，hershiningpresencewasa
visiblecomplementtothediscussionoftheorchestra。Asthethemeswhichweretohelpinweavingthedramatoitsendfirstcamevaguelyupontheear，onesawtheirimportandtendencyinthefaceofthisclearest—visionedofthegods。
InthescenebetweenFRICKAandWOTAN，Ottenburgstopped。\"Ican’tseemtogetthevoices，inthere。\"
Landrychuckled。\"Don’ttry。Iknowitwellenough。
IexpectI’vebeenoverthatwithherathousandtimes。I
wasplayingforheralmosteverydaywhenshewasfirstworkingonit。Whenshebeginswithapartshe’shardtoworkwith：soslowyou’dthinkshewasstupidifyoudidn’tknowher。Ofcoursesheblamesitallonheraccompanist。
Itgoesonlikethatforweekssometimes。Thisdid。Shekeptshakingherheadandstaringandlookinggloomy。
Allatonce，shegotherline——itusuallycomessuddenly，afterstretchesofnotgettinganywhereatall——andafterthatitkeptchangingandclearing。Assheworkedhervoiceintoit，itgotmoreandmoreofthat`gold’qualitythatmakesherFRICKAsodifferent。\"
FredbeganFRICKA’Sfirstariaagain。\"It’scertainlydifferent。Curioushowshedoesit。Suchabeautifulidea，outofapartthat’salwaysbeensoungrateful。She’salovelything，butshewasneversobeautifulasthat，really。