A neighbour politely asks him to turn down the music, as his wife is ill and trying to sleep. Trelkovsky turns the record down, but his friend tells the neighbour that he will play his music as he wants, and that he does not care about his sick wife.
A neighbour requests Trelkovsky to decrease the music volume due to his wife's illness and need for sleep. Trelkovsky adjusts the record, but his companion informs the neighbour that he will play his music as he wishes, disregarding his sick wife's situation.