Skelton described the Tristan performance and George mentioned that he had spoken to the Ehrenbergs.
"Do you know that Oskar Ehrenberg is on his way to India or Ceylon?" asked Doctor von Breitner.
"Really!"
"And whom do you think with?"
"Some woman, I suppose?"
"Oh, of course. I've even heard they've got five or seven women with them."
"Who?—'they.'"
"Oskar Ehrenberg ... and ... have a guess.... Well, the Prince of Guastalla!"
"Impossible!"
"Funny, eh? They became very thick this year at Ostend or at Spa.... Cherchez ... et cetera. It seems that just as there are women, you know, for whom people fight duels there's also another class across whom, as it were, you shake hands. Now they've left Europe together. Perhaps they'll found a kingdom on some island or other and Oskar Ehrenberg will be prime minister."