Thursday, September 14, 2006

Spam Prose

From a piece of spam I got today. Anyone know what book this was hijacked from? I like what they've done with it. It has a certain lyrical nonsense quality I like.

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When the aria was over, Auerbach introduced her. She was struggling with something she had never felt before.

Her memories did not stand out separately; they were blended and pervasive. This is the best part of the afternoon, anyway.

Shall we begin at the same hour tomorrow? When they had rounded one of these points, Harry swung her in to the shore. Oh, but, said Professor Auerbach calmly, Clement is very exceptional; he is a fine artist.

On the whole, Paul, I think Miss Gayheart would be the best risk. Jim, he called, will you give me a turn with Lucy before the sun goes down?

Have you ever played the piano accompaniment? Just when she thought things were going better, he put his hand on her shoulder. Shall we set to work at once, Miss Gayheart, or had you rather wait a bit, while Mr. When she reached her own room after lunch, she looked about it with affection and compassion. Pauline was already in a fret, convinced that the would be carried on to the next station.

Sebastian was looking for someone to accompany him in his practice hours. That is Giuseppe, my valet, Sebastian explained.

They made the room seem larger than it was, quieter and more guarded; gave it a slight austerity. When she sat down at the piano, he put the music on the rack, turning over the pages. He used to be valet de chambre in an hotel in Florence. Oh, but, said Professor Auerbach calmly, Clement is very exceptional; he is a fine artist. They were all a little crazy, but as she was the craziest, they followed her.

Through the rest of the recital her attention was intermittent.

Their faces became so brilliant that they looked at each other and laughed.

They crossed hands and went straight ahead in two-step time.

One felt along distance between the singer and the scenes he was recalling, a long perspective.

After this invocation came five more Schubert songs, all melancholy.

The piano stood at the front, between two windows.

3 Comments:

Blogger Kopi said...

According to Project Gutenberg, it's _Lucy Gayheart_ by Willa Cather.

9/16/2006 5:05 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hal, your pictures aren't coming through. At least not on my viewings.

Dave...

9/17/2006 3:23 PM  
Blogger Harold said...

Well done, Kopi!

And Dave, I don't know what the picture problem is. Restart your computer! And possibly go have a cigar. It's cigar weather, you know.

9/21/2006 1:15 PM  

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