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Maxine:So,yougaveuptheviolinbecauseyoudidn’twanttomake

yourneighboursueranymore?

Max:Thenoisecomingfrommybowwasn’texactlymusictomywie’s

earseither.Shesaidthatitsoundedlikesomeonetryingtostranglea

cat.Whenfinallyshegavemetheultimatum,“Lookit’seithermeorthe

violin-makeyourchoice”,Irealisedthatmydaysasaviolinistwere

comingtoanend.IputmyviolinbackinitscaseandwithintheweekI’d

floggeditonEbay,raisingenoughmoneytoputadepositonapiano.To

tellthetruth,I’mnotsorryIgotridoftheviolin.Imean,itwasobvious

moreorlessfromthewordgothatIwasn’tgoingtobethenextYehudi

Menuhin,andIjustfeelmoreathomewiththepiano.

Maxine:Anddoesyourwifefinditeasiertolivewith?

Max:Yes,it’sadigitalpianowithavolumecontrolandshelikestinkering

aroundwithitherselfbecausesheusedtoplayasachild.

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Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep

Situation:MaxineasksMaxwhyhedecidedtogiveuptheviolinthathehadonly

boughtafewmonthspreviously.

Style:informal