In the chapter Kathmandu what do you mean by"The flute seller occasionally makes a sale, but in a curiously offhanded - English - Kathmandu

Question

In the chapter Kathmandu what do you mean by" The
flute seller occasionally makes a sale, but in a curiously
offhanded way as if it were very incidental to his enterprise
" ?

Sripriya · Accepted Answer

The flute seller to sell his wares only plays the flute, but the
playing of flute becomes so significant to the selling that even
when he occasionally sells a flute, it seems very minor

In the chapter Kathmandu what do you mean by" The flute seller occasionally makes a sale, but in a curiously offhanded way as if it were very incidental to his enterprise." ?