More than once, in the choir, at the hour of the offices, his neighbor in the stalls had heard him mingle with the
plain song, ad omnem tonum , unintelligible parentheses.
Here Don Quixote called out, "Child, child, go straight on with your story, and don't run into curves and slants, for to establish a fact clearly there is need of a great deal of proof and confirmation;" and said Master Pedro from within, "Boy, stick to your text and do as the gentleman bids you; it's the best plan; keep to your
plain song, and don't attempt harmonies, for they are apt to break down from being over fine."
