Question

for those who love music by axel munthe (excerpts) for those who love music is one of the short memoirs and essays from axel munthes book vagabond. in this story, the author recounts his memories of his interactions with an organ - player and his monkey who performed in the streets to make money. (1) i had engaged him by the year. twice a week he came and went through his whole repertoire, and lately, out of sympathy for me, he would play the miserere at the trawatore, which was his show - piece, twice over. he stood there in the middle of the street looking steadily up at my windows while he played, and when he had finished he would tip his hat with an addio, signori (2) it is well known that the barrel - organ, like the violin, gets a fuller and more sympathetic tone the older it is. the old artist had an excellent instrument, not of the modern noisy type which imitates a whole orchestra with flutes and bells and brass of drums, but a melodious old - fashioned barrel - organ which knew how to lend a dreamy mystery to the gayest allegretto, and in whose proudest tempo of marcia there sounded an unmistakable undertone of resignation. and in the tenderer pieces of the repertoire, where the melody, mumbled and staggering like a cracked old human voice, groped its way amongst the rusty pipes of the treble, then there was a trembling in the bass like suppressed sobs. now and then the voice of the tired organ failed it completely, and then the old man would frequently turn the handle during some bars or rest more touching in their eloquent silence than any music. (3) true, the instrument was itself very expressive, but the old man had select the correct answer. read the sentence from paragraph 2. it is well known that the barrel - organ, like the violin, gets a fuller and more sympathetic tone the older it is. what feeling does sympathetic connote in this sentence? a. pitying b. old c. comforting d. strong reset next

Explanation:

In the context of the sentence about the barrel - organ getting a nicer and more sympathetic tone as it gets older, "sympathetic" here means comforting. It describes the pleasant and soothing quality of the tone.

Answer:

C. comforting