He knew Wolf and his peaceful nature, and therefore hoped that he would be advised that music was a language equally intelligible to all persons of feeling, whatever tongue they spoke and whatever creed they preferred.

This opinion was also that of the Catholic maestro Feys, and he had therefore escaped all difficulty.
Wolf must, of course, consider the circumstances which he would find here.

If he would accommodate himself to them, the Council would be willing to overlook his faith; besides, Hiltner, on his own authority, had given him the three days' time to reflect, for which he had asked on Barbara's account.
A long-drawn "H'm" from Blomberg followed this disclosure.

Then he shook his clumsy head, and, grasping his mustache with his hand, as if he wanted in that way to stop the motion of his head, he said thoughtfully: "Not a whole thing, Wolf, rather a double one, or--if we look at it differently--it is only a half, for an honest friend of our Holy Church.
The way into which they tempt you is paved with gold, but--but--I see the snares and pitfalls----" He rose as he spoke, muttering all sorts of unintelligible things, until he finally exclaimed, "Yet perhaps one might----" Then he looked impatiently toward the door, and asked: "Where is the girl loitering?
Would Eve probably bite the apple of temptation also ?" "Shall I call her ?" cried Wolf eagerly.
"No, no," said the captain.

"It is sinful to disturb even our nearest relatives at prayer.