Brignoli And His Age

On one occasion Bianchi, the notecl teacher, wer.t on the stage to see Brignoli, whom he found pacing up and down like a madman, humming over his part. "Why, Brig, what is the matter with you? Are you nervoiis?" he asked. 'Yes, I ain nervous," was the reply as he walked harder and faster than ever. "But, Brig, you ought not to be nervous. I've heard you sing the part 200 times. I heard you sing it 80 years ago." "Thirty years ago! "Who are you that should know so much?" "Who am I? You know who I am, and I know who you are." "Very well; you know what I am, but I am sure you do not know what you are, and if you wish I will teil you. You are a