Matthaei ist ein alter Herr mit schütterem grauem Haar, der ab und zu, von niemandem beachtet, durchs Foyer des Instituts schleicht, bis er wieder in dem Kellerraum verschwindet, in dem er seine Tage verbringt.
Macdonald is an old man with thinninggrey hair which, noticed by no one, creeps through the foyer of the Institute, until it disappears in the basement room where he spends his days.
Matthaei is an old man with thinning gray hair, who now and then, observed by anyone, through the lobby of the Institute creeps until it disappears into the basement, where he spends his days.