Not at all that he was over-anxious about the improvement of his class, or about the degree of attention with which they listened to him, or the success which might eventually crown his labours. Such little matters of detail never troubled him much.
Niet dat hij er zich over bekommerde of zijne leerlingen zijne lessen vlijtig bijwoonden, of zij hem oplettend volgden en of zij er later eenig voordeel van zouden hebben; die beuzelingen verontrustten hem niet.