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todressbeforeherousedhimself.Hedecidednot
todress,ashewasgoingtospendtheeveningalone,
and,instead,heseatedhimselfatthepianowithhis
copyoftheMeistersingersand,mechanicallyatfirst,
withtheraggedcloud-fleecesofhisreveriehanging
abouthisbrain,bangedawayattheoverture.Hehad
extraordinarydexterityoffingerforonewhohadhad
solittletraining,andhishands,withtheirgreat
stretch,madelightworkofoctavesandeventenths.
Hisknowledgeofthemusicenabledhimtowakethe
singingbirdofmemoryinhishead,andbeforelong
fluteandhornandstringandwoodwindbegantomake
themselvesheardinhisinnerear.Twicehisservant
cameintotellhimthathisdinnerwasready,but
Michaelhadnoheedforanythingbutthesoundswhich
hisflyingfingerssuggestedtohim.Francis,hisfather,
hisownfailureinthelifethathadbeenthrustonhim
wereallgone;hewaswiththesingersofNuremberg.
