Sing now something larger.

And I shall see." "Oh, not now--by-and-by," said Gwendolen, with a sinking of heart at the sudden width of horizon opened round her small musical performance.
For a lady desiring to lead, this first encounter in her campaign was startling.

But she was bent on not behaving foolishly, and Miss Arrowpoint helped her by saying-- "Yes, by-and-by.

I always require half an hour to get up my courage after being criticised by Herr Klesmer.

We will ask him to play to us now: he is bound to show us what is good music." To be quite safe on this point Herr Klesmer played a composition of his own, a fantasia called _Freudvoll, Leidvoll, Gedankenvoll_--an extensive commentary on some melodic ideas not too grossly evident; and he certainly fetched as much variety and depth of passion out of the piano as that moderately responsive instrument lends itself to, having an imperious magic in his fingers that seem to send a nerve-thrill through ivory key and wooden hammer, and compel the strings to make a quivering lingering speech for him.