THE FIDDLER

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# THE FIDDLER ## Overview This is a section titled "THE FIDDLER" within the text file [billy_budd.txt](arke:01KG89J1FFTGRE9J93Z3K29NGY), extracted on January 30, 2026. It is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The section spans from line 6951 to line 7231 of the source file. It is contained within the [segment](arke:01KG8AJVQF5QGP2RQJ0XJM45P0) of the file. ## Context The section "THE FIDDLER" is preceded by another section, [01KG8AKG13X2QK2WZ1QPPQAJ02](arke:01KG8AKG13X2QK2WZ1QPPQAJ02), and is followed by the section titled "I. THE PARADISE OF BACHELORS" [I. THE PARADISE OF BACHELORS](arke:01KG8AKG12HDXBTWFN1G040GPY). The file [billy_budd.txt](arke:01KG89J1FFTGRE9J93Z3K29NGY) is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. ## Contents The section "THE FIDDLER" contains an introduction and several subsections detailing the narrator's encounter with Hautboy, a talented fiddler. The subsections include: * [Introduction](arke:01KG8AKZPXWR8VWY8Q0XXT0D1E): Describes the narrator's disappointment with a critical reception of his poem. * [Initial meeting and observation of Hautboy](arke:01KG8AKZPV4S7S6KGG64Z2JGW5): Details the narrator's first encounter with Hautboy at a circus. * [Observation of Hautboy at Taylor's](arke:01KG8AKZPVHGWZD8V6YNCKG7NX): Describes the narrator's observation of Hautboy at Taylor's. * [Hautboy's Return and Invitation](arke:01KG8AKZPXT19V17JS6MRQ23R9): Covers Hautboy's return and invitation to his rooms. * [The Fiddle Performance and Revelation](arke:01KG8AKZPZQVP8JTJYMZZN73SJ): Focuses on Hautboy's fiddle performance and the revelation of his past fame. * [Next day I tore all my manuscripts, bought me a fiddle, and went to take regular lessons of Hautboy.](arke:01KG8AKZPXF0P6ZK02F8C1SX3D): Concludes with the narrator's decision to take fiddle lessons from Hautboy.

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THE FIDDLER