... tidal wave spitting with foamy fury at the coastline, this lad David has been spewed down the throat of Saul. Saul has been made to swallow the boy’s success. He has as much trouble doing so as I experience when gulping down a liver sandwich. George Balanchine, the founder of the New York City Ballet, instructed his dancers, eager to follow his choreographic genius, to "See the music, hear the dance." Saul saw the music of the maidens as their dancing feet beat out a tune of triumph. He heard the dance of ...
