The old soldier bent his head lower and lower. His task was accomplished; his life had not been in vain. Those full powerful tones, as they echoed through the hall, taking possession of the audience, bore witness to this truth.
This was the début of the blind musician.
THE END
FOOTNOTES
[1] A local name for the formerly famous fairs in Kiev.
[2] “Lady,” “madam,”—a word used in Poland and in the southwest of Russia.—Tr.
[3] “Gentlemen.”—Tr.
[4] Volynia, a province of Russia.