I consoled myself with a rare bout of gossip with the piano-tuner, rather a dear little man, with up-turned, waved mustaches, bright bird-like eyes, a slightly lisping manner of speech, which recalled his great days in London and rubbing shoulders with celebrities. He had been piano-tuner to some well-known pianist — I think Adela Verne — of a previous generation. From him I heard the gossip of county society, and life at Truro, our cathedral city.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I consoled myself with a rare bout of gossip with the piano-tuner, rather a dear little man, with up-turned, waved mustaches, bright bird-like eyes, a slightly lisping manner of speech, which recalled his great days in London and rubbing shoulders with celebrities. He had been piano-tuner to some well-known pianist — I think Adela Verne — of a previous generation. From him I heard the gossip of county society, and life at Truro, our cathedral city." in the context of "(1965), A Cornishman at Oxford: The Education of a Cornishman page: 156, publisher: J. Cape, ISBN: 978-0-224-60924-1 1st sentence last 2 sentences" to mean that wisdom is timeless.