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Our Friend the Charlatan

CHAPTER XI
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She was anxious to see everything May said or did in a favourable light.
"Have you tried the effect of music ?" asked Constance, gravely, when Miss Tomalin chanced to regard her.
"Oh, we haven't forgotten that.

Next winter we hope to give a few concerts in a schoolroom.

Of course it must be really good music; we shan't have anything of a popular kind--at least, we shan't if my view prevails.

It isn't our object to _amuse_ people; it would be really humiliating to play and sing the kind of things the ignorant poor like.
We want to train their intelligence.

Some of our friends say it will be absurd to give them classical music, which will weary and discontent them.


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