Glimpses of the French Court Sketches From French History
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" So much the better, " said the composer, with an Italian shrng ; " I shall not be troubled with their good advice. " He did, however, receive one appli- cation for admission. Some one wished to see him, an attendant said, who would not give his name. " Bah ! " said Lully, " I have no time to see any one. Let him send in his name, however, and we shall see. " The attendant returned in a few minutes, with a dirty, greasy scrap of paper, on which was scrawled, " An old friend. " " Bah ! " said t...he composer again; "say that I have no friends on dress-rehearsal days ! " and he went on with his work. The next day, as he entered the theatre, another dirty note was handed to him, which read as follows : " Thou wouldst not see me yesterday ; I shall wait for thee this evening at the end of thy opera. " Lully pondered a minute over this, then tossed it away, and forgot it. This was the day of the representation of the master- piece, and he was naturally in great excitement. As the hour approached, the theatre began to fill, and soon the main body of the house was occupied ; but, alas !
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" So much the better, " said the composer, with an Italian shrng ; " I shall not be troubled with their good advice. " He did, however, receive one appli- cation for admission. Some one wished to see him, an attendant said, who would not give his name. " Bah ! " said Lully, " I have no time to see any one. Let him send in his name, however, and we shall see. " The attendant returned in a few minutes, with a dirty, greasy scrap of paper, on which was scrawled, " An old friend. " " Bah ! " said t...he composer again; "say that I have no friends on dress-rehearsal days ! " and he went on with his work. The next day, as he entered the theatre, another dirty note was handed to him, which read as follows : " Thou wouldst not see me yesterday ; I shall wait for thee this evening at the end of thy opera. " Lully pondered a minute over this, then tossed it away, and forgot it. This was the day of the representation of the master- piece, and he was naturally in great excitement. As the hour approached, the theatre began to fill, and soon the main body of the house was occupied ; but, alas !
What to read after Glimpses of the French Court Sketches From French History?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Richards Laura Elizabeth Howe to read onlineMoreLess
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