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fact, it was the county people who turned out, with a few of
the elite of Glasgow society. Being a morning concert, the
citizens were busy otherwise, and half a guinea was considered
too high a sum for their wives and daughters."
The late Dr. James Hedderwick, of Glasgow, tells in his
reminiscences that on entering the hall he found it about one-
third full. It was obvious that a number of the audience were
personal friends of Chopin. Dr. Hedderwick recognized the
composer at once as "a little, fragile-looking man, in pale
gray suit, including frock coat of identical tint and texture,
moving about among the company, conversing with different
groups, and occasionally consulting his watch," which seemed
to be" no bigger than an agate stone on the forefinger of an
alderman." Whiskerless, beardless, fair of hair, and pale and
thin of face, his appearance was "interesting and
conspicuous," and when, "after a final glance at his miniature
horologe, he ascended the platform and placed himself at the
instrument, he at once commanded attention.


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