¿What didyou think of my Synthesis ?"''I'm j ust an amateur, madame. Music for me, if I can sayso . . . ""You didn't like it," Berthe Tn§pat said."A premiere . . .""We worked for months with Valentin. Night and day, tryingto bring the inspirations together.""Of course you must admit that Delibes-""Is a genius," Berthe Trepat said. "Erik Satie admitted it oneday in my presence. And no matter what Doctor Lacour saysabout Satie's pulling my leg . . . what would you say. Ofcourse, you must know what the old man was like . . . But Ican read people, young man, and I know full well that Satie wasconvinced, yes, convinced. What country are you from, youngman ? ""From Argentina, madame, and I'm really n o t a young man,by the way.""Ah, Argentina. The pampas . . . And do you think theywould be interested in my work there?"''I'm sure of it, madame."_ J. Cortázar, RayuelaGemütlich(Symphonic)