" At the concert in the afternoon two very interesting things were performed.

One was a fantasia, _King Lear;_ the other was a quartette dedicated to the memory of Bach.

Both were new and in the new style, and Levin was eager to form an opinion of them.

After escorting his sister-in-law to her stall, he stood against a column and tried to listen as attentively and conscientiously as possible.