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- # Next day I tore all my manuscripts, bought me a fiddle, and went to take regular lessons of Hautboy.
## Overview
This subsection, titled "Next day I tore all my manuscripts, bought me a fiddle, and went to take regular lessons of Hautboy.", is a segment of text extracted from the file `billy_budd.txt`. It is part of the larger section titled "THE FIDDLER". The text spans lines 7221 to 7231 of the source file.
## Context
This subsection is contained within the section [THE FIDDLER](arke:01KG8AKG134XQNJQR2GMS7CJ2F), which is part of the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. The text was extracted from the file `billy_budd.txt` ([arke:01KG89J1FFTGRE9J93Z3K29NGY](arke:01KG89J1FFTGRE9J93Z3K29NGY)). This subsection follows the subsection titled [The Fiddle Performance and Revelation](arke:01KG8AKZPZQVP8JTJYMZZN73SJ).
## Contents
The text describes a character's decision to abandon their manuscripts, purchase a fiddle, and begin taking lessons from a person named Hautboy. This action signifies a shift in the character's focus and pursuits, moving from literary endeavors to musical instruction.
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- Next day I tore all my manuscripts, bought me a fiddle, and went to take regular lessons of Hautboy.
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- Next day I tore all my manuscripts, bought me a fiddle, and went to take
regular lessons of Hautboy.
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THE PARADISE OF BACHELORS AND THE TARTARUS OF MAIDS
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- Next day I tore all my manuscripts, bought me a fiddle, and went to take regular lessons of Hautboy.