And you cannot wield a baton without looking affected.

And at one of the Colonel's Clubs in town, only five years back, an English musical composer, who had not then made his money--now by the mystery of events knighted!--had been (he makes now fifteen thousand a year) black-balled.

'Fiddler?
no; can't admit a Fiddler to associate on equal terms with gentlemen.' Only five years back: and at present we are having the Fiddler everywhere.
A sprinkling of the minor ladies also would have been glad if Mr.Radnor had kept himself somewhat more exclusive.

Dr.Schlesien heard remarks, upon which his weighty Teutonic mind sat crushingly.

Do these English care one bit for music ?--for anything finer than material stuffs ?--what that man Durance calls, 'their beef, their beer, and their pew in eternity'?
His wrath at their babble and petty brabble doubted that they did.
But they do.