Vidal Gore — Eighteen Seventy [2270]

I could hear Madame García not only thumping out on the upright piano a ballad of unrequited Argentinean love but singing as well in a voice as piercing and as brazen as Fate, my fate. — Vidal Gore, Eighteen Seventy, 2270

Note

The detailed sensory description (‘thumping out on the upright piano a ballad of unrequited Argentinean love’) paints a vivid picture of the atmosphere, enhancing the emotional backdrop and character interactions at dinner.