That special audience could not forgive her for aiming so high.
The singer noticed this unfavorable attitude of a portion of the house and was confused by it.
The regular frequenters of the Opera, who pretended to know the truth about the viscount's love-story, exchanged significant smiles at certain passages in Margarita's part; and they made a show of turning and looking at Philippe de Chagny's box when Christine sang: "I wish I could but know who was he That addressed me, If he was noble, or, at least, what his name is." The count sat with his chin on his hand and seemed to pay no attention to these manifestations.

He kept his eyes fixed on the stage; but his thoughts appeared to be far away.
Christine lost her self-assurance more and more.

She trembled.

She felt on the verge of a breakdown ...

Carolus Fonta wondered if she was ill, if she could keep the stage until the end of the Garden Act.