By and bye people would make me stay with them awhile, for my music sake.

But I never stayed long." "Why not ?" "I cannot tell you now," said Benoni, looking grave and almost sad: "it is a very long story.

I have travelled a great deal, preferring a life of adventure.

But of late money has grown to be so important a thing that I have given a series of great concerts, and have become rich enough to play for my own pleasure.

Besides, though I travel so much, I like society, and I know many people everywhere.