"A few days. No, not long. I'm going home again."
"Thank you for stopping to talk to me," said he.
Pause.
"Oh, by the bye, I've lost my way," she said again. "I'm staying at the Chamberlain's; how do I get there from here?"
"I'll take you there if you'll let me."
They began to walk.
"Is Otto at home?" he asked for the sake of saying something.
"Yes, he's at home," she answered shortly.
Some men came out of a doorway carrying a piano between them and barring the pavement. Victoria turned off to the left, leaning her whole side against her companion. Johannes looked at her.
"I beg your pardon," she said.