The seats began to empty, some card-players were still left; the musicians were cooling the tips of their fingers on their tongues. Charles was half asleep, his back propped against a door.
A bálterem egyre üresebb lett, s még a játékosok közül is sokan elpályáztak. A zenészek a nyelvökkel nedvesitgették ujjaik hegyét; Károly, hátával egy ajtónak támaszkodva félig aludt.