When they had sung two songs the young lady came towards us and praised both the girls, and asked whether we would undertake to learn something quite new.

I told her that my father was a great musician who could master the most difficult things at the first hearing." "The most difficult! Hm...

that depends," said the old man.

"Did she show it you ?" "No; it is something in the style of Linus and she sang it to us." "The daughter of the rich Porphyrius sang for your entertainment?
Yours ?" said Karnis laughing.

"By Sirius! The world is turning upside down.