, ▁attempts ▁to ▁e va de ▁his ▁contract ▁and ▁obtain ▁a ▁wife ▁by ▁employ ing ▁R udi ▁as ▁the ▁mess enger ▁of ▁his ▁love . ▁She ▁however ▁pre fers ▁R udi ▁himself , ▁and ▁not ▁Ad rian . ▁So on ▁afterwards ▁R udi ▁is ▁shot ▁dead ▁in ▁a ▁tram ▁by ▁In es ▁out ▁of ▁je alous y . ▁As ▁Ad rian ▁begins ▁to ▁plan ▁the ▁second ▁or atorio ▁The ▁L ament ation ▁of ▁Doctor ▁Fa ust us , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁his ▁sister ' s ▁child ▁Nep om uk ▁is ▁sent ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁him . ▁The ▁boy , ▁who ▁calls ▁himself ▁" E cho ", ▁is ▁bel oved ▁by ▁all . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁gig antic ▁dimensions ▁develop s ▁in ▁Ad rian ' s ▁mind , ▁the ▁child ▁falls ▁ill ▁and ▁dies , ▁and ▁Ad rian , ▁desp air ing , ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁by ▁gaz ing ▁at ▁him ▁with ▁love , ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁his ▁contract , ▁he ▁has ▁killed ▁him ▁with ▁poison ous ▁and ▁hell ish ▁influ ences . ▁ ▁The ▁score ▁of ▁the ▁L ament ation ▁is ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁Ad rian ▁summ ons ▁his ▁friends ▁and ▁guests , ▁and ▁instead ▁of ▁playing ▁the ▁music ▁he ▁rel ates ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁his ▁infer nal ▁contract , ▁and ▁desc ends ▁into ▁the ▁brain ▁disease ▁which ▁last s ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁ten ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Zeit bl om ▁vis its ▁him ▁occasionally , ▁and ▁surv ives ▁to ▁witness