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     ;Yes�察�I promise。; 

     ;Now�察    �you   must    not  be   surprised�察  �but   mamma      and   I  have   made 

arrangements with Mr。 S that you are to appear under his auspices at a 

concert which is to be given a week from to´night。                  All our friends are 

going�察�and we shall take up all the front seats�察�and I have already told my 

gentlemen       friends   to  scatter   through    the   audience�察   �and   if  they   care 

anything for my favor�察�they will have to applaud vigorously。; 

     Halfdan   reddened   up   to   his   temples�察  �and   began   to   twist   his   watch´ 

chain nervously。 

     ;You must have small confidence in my ability�察─�he murmured�察 �since 

you resort to precautions like these。; 

     ;But my dear Mr。 Birch�察─�cried Edith�察�who was quick to discover that 

she had made a mistake�察 �it is not kind in you to mistrust me in that way。 

If a New York audience were as highly cultivated in music as you are�察�I 

admit   that   my   precautions   would   be   superfluous。       But   the   papers�察  �you 



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know�察�will take their tone from the audience�察�and therefore we must make 

use   of   a   little   innocent   artifice   to   make   sure   of   it。 Everything   depends 

upon the success of your first public appearance�察�and if your friends can in 

this   way   help   you   to   establish   the   reputation   which   is   nothing   but   your 

right�察  �I  am    sure  you    ought    not  to  bind    their  hands    by   your   foolish 

sensitiveness。      You don't know the American way of doing things as well 

as I do�察�therefore you must stand by your promise�察�and leave everything to 

me。; 

     It was impossible not to believe that anything Edith chose to do was 

above reproach。        She looked so bewitching in her excited eagerness for 

his   welfare    that  it  would    have    been   inhuman      to  oppose    her。   So    he 

meekly succumbed�察�and began to discuss with her the programme for the 

concert。 

     During the next week there was hardly a day that he did not read some 

startling paragraph in the newspapers about ;the celebrated Scandinavian 

pianist�察─  �whose   appearance   at   S   Hall   was   looked   forward   to   as   the 

principal event of the coming season。              He inwardly rebelled against the 

well´meant exaggerations�察�but as he suspected that it was Edith's influence 

which was in this way asserting itself in his behalf�察�he set his conscience at 

rest and remained silent。 

     The evening of the concert came at last�察�and�察�as the papers stated the 

next morning�察  �the   large   hall was   crowded   to  its utmost   capacity  with   a 

select   and   highly   appreciative   audience。;        Edith   must   have   played   her 

part of the performance skillfully�察�for as he walked out upon the stage�察�he 

was welcomed with an enthusiastic burst of applause�察�as if he had been a 

world´ renowned artist。         At Edith's suggestion�察�her two favorite nocturnes 

had   been   placed   first   upon   the   programme�察  �then   followed   one   of   those 

ballads     of   Chopin�察    �whose      rhythmic     din   and    rush    sweep     onward�察�

beleaguering   the   ear   like   eager�察  �melodious   hosts�察  �charging   in   thickening 

ranks and columns�察�beating impetuous retreats�察�and again uniting with one 

grand   emotion   the   wide´spreading   army   of   sound   for   the   final   victory。 

Besides     these�察  �there   was    one   of  Liszt's   ;Rhapsodies      Hongroises�察─     �an 

impromptu by Schubert�察�and several orchestral pieces�察�but the greater part 

of the programme was devoted to Chopin�察�because Halfdan�察�with his great�察�



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hopeless passion laboring in his breast�察�felt that he could interpret Chopin 

better   than   he   could   any   other   composer。      He   carried   his   audience   by 

storm。     As he retired to the dressing´room�察�after having finished the last 

piece�察�his friends�察�among whom Edith and Mrs。 Van Kirk were the most 

conspicuous�察       �thronged       about     him�察    �showering       their    praises    and 

congratulations upon him。           They insisted with much friendly urging upon 

taking     him   home     in  their  carriage�察   �Clara   kissed    him�察  �Mrs。    Van   Kirk 

introduced him to her lady acquaintances as ;our friend�察�Mr。 Birch�察─�and 

Edith held his hand so long in hers that he came near losing his presence 

of   mind   and   telling   her   then   and   there   that   he   loved   her。 As   his   eyes 

rested    on   her�察 �they   became      suddenly     suffused    with   tears�察  �and   a  vast 

bewildering happiness vibrated through his frame。                 At last he tore himself 

away     and   wandered      aimlessly   through      the  long�察  �lonely   streets。    Why 

could   he   not   tell   Edith   that   he   loved   her�拭 �Was   there   any   disgrace   in 

loving�拭     �This   heavenly   passion   which   so   suddenly   had   transfused   his 

being�察�and year by year deadened the substance of his old self�察�creating in 

its stead something new and wild and strange which he never could know�察�

but still held infinitely dear had it been sent to him merely as a scourge 

to test his capacity for suffering�拭�

     Once�察�while he was a child�察�his mother had told him that somewhere in 

this wide world there lived a maiden whom God had created for him�察�and 

for him alone�察�and when he should see her�察�he should love her�察�and his life 

should thenceforth be all for her。           It had hardly occurred to him�察�then�察�to 

question   whether   she   would   love   him  in   return�察  �it had   appeared so   very 

natural that she should。        Now he had found this maiden�察�and she had been 

very   kind   to   him�察  �but   her   kindness   had   been   little   better   than   cruelty�察�

because he had   demanded something   more than   kindness。                   And   still   he 

had   never   told   her   of   his   love。 He   must   tell   her   even   this   very   night 

while   the   moon   rode   high   in   the   heavens   and   all   the   small   differences 

between human beings seemed lost in the vast starlit stillness。                   He knew 

well   that   by   the   relentless   glare   of   the   daylight   his   own   insignificance 

would be cruelly conspicuous in the presence of her splendor�察�his scruples 

would revive�察�and his courage fade。 

     The night was clear and still。           A clock struck eleven in some church 



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tower     near   by。   The    Van    Kirk   mansion     rose   tall  and   stately   in  the 

moonlight�察�flinging a dense mass of shadow across the street。                   Up in the 

third story he saw two windows lighted�察�the curtains were drawn�察�but the 

blinds were not closed。         All the rest of the house was dark。             He raised 

his voice and sang a Swedish serenade which seemed in perfect concord 

with his own mood。          His clear tenor rose through the silence of the night�察�

and a feeble echo flung it back from the mansion opposite�此�

            ��3�А       �Star�察     �sweet        star�察    �that      brightly       beamest�察�

Glittering   on   the   skies   nocturnal�察                 �Hide   thine   eye   no   more 

from me�察                   �Hide thine eye no more from me� ─�

       ��3�А�Free translation of a Swedish serenade�察�the name of whose author 

I have forgotten。                                                 H。 H。 B。 



     The   curtain   was   drawn   aside�察  �the   window   cautiously  raised�察  �and   the 

outline   of   Edith's   beautiful   head 

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