In the boxes sat the same kind of ladies with the same kind of officers behind them as usual; the same kind of people, heaven only knew who; the same gaily dressed women, uniforms, frock coats; the same dirty crowd in the gallery; and in the whole of that throng, in the boxes and front seats, some forty real men and women.
Nei palchi c’erano determinate signore, sempre le stesse, con determinati ufficiali in fondo al palco; le stesse, Dio sa quali, variopinte donne, e poi divise, soprabiti e la stessa folla sporca in loggione; e in tutta quella folla, tra palchi e prime file, c’erano una quarantina di uomini e di donne veri.