Chapter 29

“Let us see. There are passages where you occasionally drift slightly off-pitch, so I shall go over those. Let us fix them note by note. Starting from the ‘Flower Palace’ section.” His other hand lightly traced the melody on the keys. Then, practically embracing Hwani from behind, he whispered, “Try singing along as you play.” Flustered by his touch, Hwani placed her hands on the keyboard nonetheless. She forced herself to sing as she repeated the melody he had just played.