Stewart Pierce Brown

Name: Small voice, big man
Author: Stewart Pierce Brown

Small voice, big man (1962)

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“Small voice, big man”, published in 1962, is a work by Stewart Pierce Brown. It explores elements such as Van Richie, Ferraro and radio.

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Stewart Pierce Brown, Small voice, big man (1962)

“ It was a miracle, Gabriel decided. The singing was a miracle. It was to tell him to go on, to keep studying, to stay in New York and make Miss Alvirez proud of him. And when he could speak and read English well, then he would get a better job. A job in an office, maybe, where it was quiet and people were kind and he could go home at five o'clock. He would have enough money to go to the movies every night.
And so he worked hard at the words and the sentences, while the radiator and the singing in his head kept him warm. Every night at the same time he heard the singing. ”

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Stewart Pierce Brown, Small voice, big man (1962)

“ Someone else in the darkened theatre called, "Hold it! Can you give it a little more, Van? We can't hear it out here."
Van Richie squinted toward the seats. "Are the mikes up?"
"All the way. You're going to have to push it."
The piano resumed. Richie's voice was true but small. The whisperer groaned. "He could use that old megaphone right about now."
When the number was over, Richie came down from the stage and joined them. "You need help, Van," Feldt said bluntly.
"What about it, Ben?" They all turned to a man sitting alone, several rows back. ”

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Stewart Pierce Brown, Small voice, big man (1962)

“ Car 43 cruised slowly up Eighth Avenue. At the wheel, Patrolman Vince Ferraro thought mixed thoughts about Patricia Ann Burke. Beside him, Sergeant Gus Kleiber watched the city in a bored and automatic way, his mind on Augustus Junior, about to take his bar exams. The radio crackled in a low key. The evening traffic was light, few people were on the streets.
The Sergeant turned heavily in his seat. "You hear that?"
"What?"
"A guy singing. Over the radio."
Ferraro shook his head. He pulled over and they listened. Routine police calls squawked from the speaker. Kleiber frowned. ”

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Stewart Pierce Brown, Small voice, big man (1962)

“ He made a mental note to get Ferraro's fitness report form from the clerk when they got back to the precinct house.
"Can you turn that down a little?"
The girl shrugged and turned the volume control on the tiny radio. A sudden blare of sound crashed and echoed in the quiet studio. "Sorry," she called, hastily twisting the knob the other way.
"Damn it, Nell, you do that every time. You've had that thing a year now."
"Every time! You always exaggerate when you're mad. ”

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Stewart Pierce Brown, Small voice, big man (1962)

“ Ben laughed. "It probably loused up a few radios in the neighborhood but it worked."
"I think it's just incredible. That little voice!"
Years later, when the New York dentist replaced Gabriel's old steel fillings, he explained to him about the music. Gabriel had been receiving radio signals in the bits of metal in his head, he said. He was very scientific about it, even drawing a little diagram to show him how the radiator had helped ground him. Gabriel listened politely and smiled but said nothing. To him it was still a miracle. ”

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Stewart Pierce Brown, Small voice, big man (1962)

“ You're too busy thinking of yourself. I try to get you to go to a doctor. I worry about it until I'm practically sick myself. But, oh no, you're all right. You just hear voices, that's all. So you don't care what anybody else is going through. ”

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Stewart Pierce Brown, Small voice, big man (1962)

“ He walked across the room until he was standing very close to her. "Edith, put your coat on and get in the car. We're going into New York and you're going to hear Van Richie on that radio if I have to tie you to the seat."
"You're out of your mind. You must be out of your mind! Have you been drinking or something?" ”

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Stewart Pierce Brown, Small voice, big man (1962)

“ He switched on the radio to get the news and weather.
The traffic moved slower now. He looked nervously at his watch. Even with Perry Como, she didn't like it when he was late.
Why hadn't Saul made both deliveries today? Why only one? Reminder: see Hodges at the bank tomorrow. And write Ruth; ask about his nephew's broken arm.
Horns again. A cop waving him on. God, he was tired. His eyes. Edith wanted him to get glasses.
"... clearing, with some cloudiness. Wind from the north ..." Van Richie singing.
Why are they always digging up Ninth Avenue? Maybe Eleventh would be better. Crazy taxis. ”

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Stewart Pierce Brown, Small voice, big man (1962)

“ It—there!" Faintly behind the official monotone they heard a man's voice singing. "You know who that sounds like? Van Richie."
"Van Richie? Come on. He's dead."
"Could be a record. Anyway, he ain't dead. He made a movie here a while back."
"Ten years ago."
"Yeah, but he ain't dead."
"He isn't singing on the radio, either."
Kleiber stared at the radio. The singing had faded out. Ferraro eased the car back into the stream of traffic and his thoughts back to Patricia Ann. They were interrupted again as he drove past the Garden. "I tell you," Kleiber said, "that was Van Richie." ”

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Stewart Pierce Brown, Small voice, big man (1962)

“ They listened grimly to the electrician's plan. Feldt glanced at Richie. He looked old and tired and small. God, Feldt thought, I hope we haven't pulled a rock.
"For your information," Sergeant Kleiber said, "Van Richie hasn't made a record in 26 years. 1936."
"Fine. Great," Ferraro answered. Inwardly, he groaned. It was weeks now.
"And he sure ain't dead."
"Okay, you looked it up and he's alive." Ferraro moved the car skillfully through the traffic. "Fine. I'm glad to hear it." ”

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