He changed the subject.
"Does the music upstairs annoy you ?" he asked.
"Not in the least, Major." "It will soon be over now.

The singing-master is going, and the Italian master has just arrived.

I am sparing no pains to make my young prima donna a most accomplished person.

In learning to sing she must also learn the language which is especially the language of music.

I shall perfect her in the accent when I take her to Italy.