It is hard, so very, very hard to read all the way through these. Yet I’m grateful to you, @Mikiesboy, for organizing this memorial. I’m reminded not only to remember and mourn, but also to stand with my brothers and sisters: to get up and do, not just be. Thank you.
The second movement truly made me think of a stage scene; this sounded so much like a dance, or characters circling each other and singing. But you’re right about the fourth, which exposes a side of Verdi we don’t always hear.
An excellent review of a powerful story. @Mikiesboy wrote a must-read tale of hope without fluff or sweet sap. You’ll find yourself reading it over and again.
I've been lucky enough to be backstage for a local music festival. Here's a piece played recently: Verdi's String Quartet in e minor. Apparently, he dashed it off while waiting to stage Aida.
Nate has utterly fallen for Tad, and admits it. He’s crumbling under the weight of Tad’s illness, and Chris is the only man to share it. It seems like dominoes, one holding up another. Will they all fall line that, too? And then there’s something to consider in Kent and Stanley. There must be plenty more to come...
Wow. So now we know how the Order operated, and the sources of their power and enmity. They have been through so much, yet there’s more to come, isn’t there? And there are more of the Order waiting for them... great chapter.
I’m so grateful you left a comment. Thank you. And re-reading? Oh my. I’m doubly grateful. Yes, Eustace recognizes Eric’s value and worth, if for no other reason than he volunteered to help with a thankless task. And company for Eustace is a huge plus.
Eustace is getting used to Eric, just as Eric is discovering Eustace. I think they both have plenty left to figure out. Eric must be very glad for at least one sure meal a day, but you’re right that he’s still going to be hungry, even so. Thanks so much for reading and commenting!
Eric is unused to kindness, let alone new clothes. All of this is bright new uncharted territory for him. He’s an ingenious fellow - he’ll find a way to wash. Thanks so much for reading and commenting !
Ambrose can no more help himself asking questions than he can stop breathing. And in the case of his father, he’s very protective. Thanks for having read this far and for your comments.
Toby wasn’t quite the kind of friend Eric needed. He deserves that scowl face you used in your perceptive comment. You’re right that Eustace got the wrong idea entirely. But then, that might go with a preconceived notion of what it means to be an Anderson.