The dinner was served on glass tables – yes, and the tables sang "Il mio tesoro"... no, not exactly "Il mio tesoro," but something better than that; and then there were some kind of little decanters that were really women.'
Да, Алабин давал обед на стеклянных столах, да, -- и столы пели: Il mio tesoro, и не Il mio tesoro, а что-то лучше, и какие-то маленькие графинчики, и они же женщины", -- вспоминал он.