“… By merely rotating this handle anyone is enabled to produce about three sonatas per hour. What difficulties our predecessors had in making music! They were able to compose only by bringing themselves to strokes of inspiration⁠—an extinct form of epilepsy. Here you have an amusing illustration of their achievements: the music of Scriabin, twentieth century. This black box,” (a curtain parted on the platform, and we saw an ancient instrument) “this box they called the ‘Royal Grand.’ They attached to this the idea of regality , which also goes to prove how their music.⁠ ⁠…”

And I don’t remember anything further. Very possibly because⁠ ⁠… I’ll tell you frankly, because she, I-330 , came to the “Royal” box. Probably I was simply startled by her unexpected appearance on the platform.