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.
Procuró no distraerse, no estropear la impresión de la obra mirando los movimientos del director de orquesta, solemne con su corbata blanca, lo que entretiene tanto la atención en los conciertos. Tampoco quería mirar a las mujeres, tocadas con sombreros, cuyas cintas, especialmente destinadas a tales fiestas, ocultaban delicadamente sus lindas orejas, ni a todas aquellas fisonomías no preocupadas por nada o sólo por las cuestiones más diversas fuera de la música.