I heard the chairs scrape in the corner of the hall where the dinner-party was breaking up.
"The Frau Gräfin has only to command," I said. "The Frau Gräfin knows I have been waiting for years...."
Clubfoot was crossing towards the open door.
"... I never expected to find the Frau Gräfin so gracious.... I had never hoped that the Frau Gräfin would be willing to do so much for me ... the Frau Gräfin has made me very happy."
Clubfoot stood on the threshold and listened to my halting speech.
"You can bring your things in when you come to-morrow ..." Monica said. "The keeper will tell you what time you must be here."
Then she dismissed me, but as I went I heard her say:
"Herr Doktor! Can I have a word with you?"