They said nobody could sing it like Herr Slossenn Boschen; he was so intensely serious all through it that you might fancy he was reciting a tragedy, and that, of course, made it all the funnier.
Nessuno poteva cantarla come Herr Slossen Boschen: egli si manteneva così gravemente serio mentre la diceva, che si poteva credere recitasse una tragedia; e questo, naturalmente, accresceva il divertimento.