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Aaron’s Rod

CHAPTER XII
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Oh, some of the scenes in _Boris_!" "And even more _Kovantchina_," said Aaron.

"I wish we could go back to melody pure and simple.

Yet I find _Kovantchina_, which is all mass music practically, gives me more satisfaction than any other opera." "Do you really?
I shouldn't say so: oh, no--but you can't mean that you would like all music to go back to melody pure and simple! Just a flute--just a pipe! Oh, Mr.Sisson, you are bigoted for your instrument.
I just LIVE in harmony--chords, chords!" She struck imaginary chords on the white damask, and her sapphires swam blue.

But at the same time she was watching to see if Sir William had still got beside his plate the white medicine _cachet_ which he must swallow at every meal.

Because if so, she must remind him to swallow it.


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