罗伊弗雷：敏锐得可怕的听觉
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="farmer">farmer</span> <span word="tramping">tramping</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Medfield">Medfield</span>, <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="composers">composers</span>.</p><p><span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Loeffler">Loeffler</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Alsace">Alsace</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1881 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="violin">violin</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span> <span word="Symphony">Symphony</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="composing">composing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="farming">farming</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="recounts">recounts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Loeffler">Loeffler</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ear">ear</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="Walking">Walking</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="woods">woods</span> <span word="immersed">immersed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="composer">composer</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whisper">whisper</span>, “<span word="see">see</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fox">fox</span>!” <span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pond">pond</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="companion">companion</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="say">say</span>, “<span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="turtle">turtle</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="head">head</span>.”</p><p><span word="Loeffler">Loeffler</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="recalls">recalls</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1914 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="composer">composer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Loeffler">Loeffler</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="Listen">Listen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bird">bird</span>! <span word="She">She</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="distress">distress</span> —<span word="it">it</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snake">snake</span>!” <span word="A">A</span> <span word="hasty">hasty</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="fluttering">fluttering</span> <span word="frantically">frantically</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="adorned">adorned</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="leafy">leafy</span> <span word="vines">vines</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hid">hid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nest">nest</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Loeffler">Loeffler</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="helpers">helpers</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vine">vine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="snake">snake</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snake">snake</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="bird">bird</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="agitated">agitated</span> <span word="brood">brood</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="Leffler">Leffler</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="acute">acute</span>. <span word="Word">Word</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="band">band</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gypsies">gypsies</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="stealing">stealing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>. <span word="Loeffler">Loeffler</span> <span word="swore">swore</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="trespasser">trespasser</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="encountered">encountered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="property">property</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moonless">moonless</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="awakened">awakened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hooves">hooves</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="house">house</span>. <span word="Loeffler">Loeffler</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>, <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="leaned">leaned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="window">window</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shouted">shouted</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unseen">unseen</span> <span word="intruders">intruders</span>, <span word="commanding">commanding</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="cue">cue</span>, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reply">reply</span>—<span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="moo">moo</span>.</p>
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