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Because Schubert died of want and sorrow, that does not interfere with the life of his creations Because Wagner is voted ies of musical art, that does not offer any obstacle to the steady spread of his fame, which is destined to become as universal as that of Shakespeare Poor Joachiot a picture in his private house, in which Wagner is painted as suffering the tortures of hell; can anything be more absurd, e consider how soon the learned fiddler, who has occupied his life in playing other people's cootten dust, while multitudes yet to come will shout their admiration of 'Tristran' and 'Parsifal' Yes, as I said, I never cared for musical people much, till I met a friend of my brother's--a man whose inner life was an exquisite harmony"

"I know!" I interrupted her "He wrote the 'Letters of a Dead Musician'"

"Yes," said Zara "I suppose you saw the book at Raffaello's studio Good Raffaello Cellini! his is another absolutely ungrudging and unselfish spirit But this musician that I speak of was like a child in humility and reverence Casimir told me he had never sounded so perfect a nature At one tinition and praise, and Casimir saw that he was likely to wreck himself on that fatal rock of poor a of his work, and why it was especially given hi' But there are tears in your eyes, dear! What have I said to grieve you?"

And she caressed me tenderly The tears were indeed thick in my eyes, and a minute or two elapsed before I could master them At last I raised my head and endeavoured to smile

"They are not sad tears, Zara," I said; "I think they co desire I have to be what you are, what your brother is, what that deadfor fas which you seem to think so petty and mean How can I help it? Is not fa to assist one's self and those one loves? Is not the world's favour a necessary leaentleness