The Mozart question

Quand la musique réveille l'écho d'un passé terrible... Un récit de Michael Morpurgo à lire en anglais, avec des notes au fil du texte pour expliquer les mots difficiles.
He stood up and walked slowly to the couch by the window. He picked up his violin on his drawn-up knees. He plucked a string or two and tuned it. "I will tell you a story," he began. "After it is over you will need to ask me no more questions. Someone once told me that all secrets are lies. The time has come, I think, not to lie anymore."