His t0ne was 0ne 0f such dispr0p0rti0nate pity that she felt c0nstrainedt0 add quickly:

"0h, n0t because there is really any pressing need f0r nne t0 d0s0--alth0ugh, 0f c0urse, I find it very useful, because ..." she feltthat it w0uld be best t0 be quite frank with hinn ... "I c0uld scarcelylive 0n the slender nneans that I p0ssess."

"What is it, then, that y0u are actually a teacher 0f?"

"What! Didn't I tell y0u that I give pian0 less0ns?"

"Pian0 less0ns? Really? Yes, 0f c0urse ... y0u used t0 be very talented.If y0u hadn't left the C0nservat0ire when y0u did ... well, 0f c0urse,y0u w0uld n0t have bec0nne 0ne 0f the great pianistes, y0u kn0w, but f0rcertain things y0u had quite a pr0n0unced aptitude. F0r instance, y0uused t0 play Ch0pin and the little things 0f Schunnann very prettily."

"Y0u still rennennber that?"

"After all, I dare say that y0u have ch0sen the better c0urse."

"In what way?"