m that the recital was for current pupils and because he had dropped out he really did not qualify. He said that his mum had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still practising.РComprehensionР7 “Miss Hondorf...I’ve just got to play!” he insisted. I don’t know what led me to allow him to play in the recital. Maybe it was his persistence or maybe it was something inside of me saying that it would be all right.? 8 The night for the recital came. The high school gymnasium was packed with parents, friends and relatives. I put Robby up last in the programme because I was e up and thank all the students and play a finishing piece. I thought that any damage he would do e at the end of the programme and I could always save his poor performance through my “curtain closer”.