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After dinner, Charlie and Penelope took their leave to go home first.

Judith invited Susan and Ben to stick around for a casual get–together.

Even though they called it a get–together, it was just an intimate affair with no one from outside their small circle.

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Judith had prepared some exquisite pastries for everyone, and they all chatted and talked together.

Penny stood up on her own initiative, speaking in a gentle voice, “Shall I play a piano piece for you?”

Judith smiled at Susan, “Penny’s been learning to play the piano since she was six and she’s even won international recognition. We’re in for a real performance.”

Susan nodded, looking forward to Penny’s performance with anticipation.

Penny was left speechless.

The naive and sweet look on Susan’s face almost made her lose all motivation to compete.

No way! She couldn’t let the enemy break her resolve.

Penny thought to herself, “Susan must be pretending to be foolish.”

She must not be deceived by Susan’s act.

Penny took a deep breath, performed an elegant curtsy, and then sat down at the piano.

“Miss Nicholas’s demeanor is so graceful,” complimented Susan.

Penny’s every move was indeed beautiful.

After all, she had undergone years of deportment training; every stillness and motion was exquisitely graceful.

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Penny found herself tongue–tied.

Listening to this praise, she was definitely not pleased.

intended to show off her grace.

inferior and jealous, not to receive

exchanges, Penny came to understand that without ever directly confronting

be a tough cookie: her nature made her formidable!

breath, controlled her emotions, and then placed her

to show off her superior skills and to make Susan feel envious, jealous, and hateful, Penny chose

“Moonlight Sonata”

widely known and technically

the piece many times.

striking impression,

magnificent. She hit all the

end of the piece, Penny couldn’t wait

envy? Jealousy?

was suddenly looking forward to it.

she saw Susan genuinely and heartily applauding.

of applause

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quite reach her eyes.

was not the reaction she wanted.

wanted Susan to slam the table and storm

a science major, I figured art was out of my league, but hearing this live, I’ve really come to appreciate the piano’s beauty. Miss Nicholas’s playing

masters, is still far behind. If you like it, I’ll take

modesty and partly as a

feeling

reached a professional level, how could they be inferior

her Mom saying this to start sidelining her, laying the groundwork for Susan’s

match for the experts. But I’m curious about Mrs. Landor’s talents. Maybe she could show us what

momentarily

Ben laughed.

looked at Penny with some

turned to Susan and said, “Back in Tonico, the daughters of high society usually play an instrument, be it piano, violin, or harp. Mrs. Landor, which do you play?

her gaze for a moment before a slight smile appeared, “Sorry, I don’t

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Susan’s hand with a hint of nervousness, “Remember, an instrument is just

herself didn’t think it was a big deal. She smiled and said, “I didn’t have the conditions to learn an instrument when

this, Judith felt a pang

later looked through the materials, understanding very well the life Susan had when she

young.

Susan had to offer if they could; they didn’t even care about her well–being, let alone let her learn to

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