Why might people react differently
to street music?
you're at the bus stop talking
shattering wails of a different
to hear what your friend is
ment" isn't free. It's costing you
lic place.
Street music can be entertainment
when it
On the other hand, street music can be
because people want to be able to
in public

So the passage is about the comic mask is ugly

The man thinks she's the lady he's trying to find. she then lifts the veil and he announces that he'd made a mistake and that he'd thought she was the woman, but had been wrong. truthfully, though, he'd been right. this reveals that the he didnt recognize her (though he said he would recognize her voice or her build) and that he's still looking for the girl. he doesnt find the woman appealing or attractive, and is more or less disgusted by her appearance. he didn't understand what the lady meant when she told him the story about her "friend"