He tried not to let his mind wander nor to let his impression of the music be marred by looking at the white-tied conductor's arm-waving, which always so unpleasantly distracts one's attention from the music; nor by the ladies with their bonnets, the ribbons of which were so carefully tied over their ears for the concert, nor by all those other persons who were either not interested in anything or were interested in all sorts of things other than music.
Mindent elkövetett, hogy szerte ne kalandozzanak a gondolatai, s hogy ne rontsák meg a benyomásait a fehérnyakkendős karmester handabandázásai, a melyek mindig oly kellemetlenül elterelik a zenei figyelmet, a kalapos asszonyok, a kik különös tekintettel a hangversenyre, jól bekötözték a füleiket szalagokkal, s mindazok a vagy semmi iránt, vagy a zenét kivéve, minden egyéb iránt érdeklődő emberek.