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A Book of Burlesques 32The Great Pianist

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A Book of Burlesques 32

The Great Pianist

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(Resuming his grim toil.) Well, there's half of it over. But this scherzo is ticklish business. That horrible evening in Prague--will I ever forget it? Those hisses--and the papers next day!

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Mencken — A Book of Burlesques (H. L. Mencken) (author lived 1880–1956). Public Domain. H. L. Mencken, A Book of Burlesques; public domain in the US; text from Project Gutenberg #22145. Source

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A Book of Burlesques 33

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