"Well, I have been a good deal about in the world. I have been to Vienna, Paris, and Constantinople."
"Is that far from here?"
"If one traveled on foot one would get to Vienna in thirty days from here, and to Constantinople in forty days."
"But you went in a ship."
"That takes longer still; for I should have to take in cargo on the way."
"For whom?"
"For the owner I was traveling for."
"Is Herr Brazovics still your principal?"
"Who told you about him?"
"The steersman who came with you."