Волхв

Chapter 15

           "ButIdidn’tmindhisthinkingit;hissuddenflatteringbenignity.Hestoodup."Now.Inyourhonor.TodayIwillplayRameau."Heledthewayintotheroom,whichranthewholewidthofthehouse.Bookslinedthreewalls.Atoneendtherewasagreen-glazedtilestoveunderamantelpieceonwhichstoodtwobronzes,oneamodernone.Abovethemwasalife-sizereproductionofaModigliani,afineportraitofasomberwomaninblackagainstaglaucousgreenbackground.Hesatmeinanarmchair,sortedthroughsomescores,foundtheonehewanted;begantoplay,short,chirrupylittlepieces,thensomeelaboratelyornamentedcourantesandpassacaglias.Ididn’tmuchlikethem,butIrealizedheplayedwithsomemastery.Hemightbepretentiousinotherways,buthewasnotposingatthekeyboard.Hestoppedabruptly,inmidpiece,asifalighthadfused;pretentionbeganagain."Voilà.""Verynice."IdeterminedtostampouttheFrenchflubeforeitspread."I’vebeenadmiringthat."Inoddedatthereproduction."Yes?"Wewentandstoodinfrontofit."Mymother."ForamomentIthoughthewasjoking."Yourmother?""Inname.Inreality,itishismother.Itwasalwayshismother."Ilookedatthewoman’seyes;theyhadn’ttheusualfishlikepallorofModiglianieyes.Theystared,theywatched,theyweresimian.Ialsolookedatthepaintedsurface.WithadelayedshockIrealizedIwasnotlookingatareproduction."GoodLord.Itmustbeworthafortune.""Nodoubt."Hespokewithoutlookingatme.

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