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At the end he sat without moving, his hands dropped on to his knees.
Falbe got up and, coming over to the piano, struck the bass note himself.
"Yes, I knew it was dumb," he said, "but you made me think it wasn't.
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You got quite a good tone out of it." He paused a moment, again striking the dumb note, as if to make sure that it was soundless.
"Yes; I'll teach you," he said.