“I knew it,” he muttered in confusion, “I thought so! That’s the worst of all! Why, a stupid thing like this, the most trivial detail might spoil the whole plan. Yes, my hat is too noticeable.⁠ ⁠… It looks absurd and that makes it noticeable.⁠ ⁠… With my rags I ought to wear a cap, any sort of old pancake, but not this grotesque thing. Nobody wears such a hat, it would be noticed a mile off, it would be remembered.⁠ ⁠… What matters is that people would remember it, and that would give them a clue. For this business one should be as little conspicuous as possible.⁠ ⁠… Trifles, trifles are what matter! Why, it’s just such trifles that always ruin everything.⁠ ⁠…”