The melodious sound of the piano flowed through the room. A series of lively notes, like mischievous children, chased and laughed. Music's greatest feature is its ability to alter the atmosphere of an environment in an intangible way.
Wenter thoroughly enjoyed this sensation. Even when the servant led in the blind man carrying an erhu, he continued his performance, undisturbed.
The blind man sat down on a chair. The servant, understanding the situation, discreetly withdrew, closing the door behind him. He knew his master disliked being disturbed by anyone unversed in music while he was enjoying it.
Upon completing his piece, Wenter rose and bowed halfway to his left and right, as if he had just finished a performance not in a room with only two people, but in a grand theater before a vast audience.
This greatly pleased the blind man.
It was like one meticulous person meeting another; both understood the importance of life's little rituals and naturally felt a sense of kinship.
