Wednesday, October 21, 2009

From Bach at Leipzig - A Play by Itamar Moses

FASCH - I trust the trip from Laucha was uneventful.
LENCK - I wish it had been. A crazed bandit accosted me on the road; dirty rags, a gleaming sword, a hood concealing his face. He tried to steal my luggage.
FASCH - No.
LENCK - Oh, yes.
FASCH - It must have been dreadful.
LENCK - No, it was very attractive, which is no doubt why he wished to steal it.
FASCH - Well, we are very sorry to hear it.
LENCK - Thank you. But it could have been worse.
FASCH - Yes, there are things we'd be sorrier to hear. Your music, for example.
LENCK - Excuse me?
FASCH - For example, he might have stolen your music.

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