Andrew, driven beyond patience, interrupted: this “After brilliant exposition of class-conditioned musical tastes, you really expect us to believe that the Soviet Union allows freedom of expression? How can someone with your obvious erudition believe such nonsense?” not going to be drawn into an argument about Russia. “I’m All empires are imperialist by definition!” he laughed, I prefer – “If Socialist nations it is because of their encouragement of proletarian art.” All during this discourse Wilfred had been staring at Antonio. As he began speaking one felt that, for him, the moment of truth had arrived: would bet, sir, that you have all kinds of ideas about the “I musical in Puerto Rico. Isn't that right? And about ‘establishment’ a certain cellist, a Mr. Pablo Casals? Isn’t that right?”
Andrew, driven beyond patience, interrupted: “After this brilliant exposition of class-conditioned musical tastes, you really expect us to believe that the Soviet Union allows freedom of expression? How can someone with your obvious erudition believe such nonsense?” “I’m not going to be drawn into an argument about Russia. All empires are imperialist – by definition!” he laughed, “If I prefer Socialist nations it is because of their encouragement of proletarian art.” All during this discourse Wilfred had been staring at Antonio. As he began speaking one felt that, for him, the moment of truth had arrived: “I would bet, sir, that you have all kinds of ideas about the musical ‘establishment’ in Puerto Rico. Isn't that right? And about a certain cellist, a Mr. Pablo Casals? Isn’t that right?”
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