MyjourneytoPariswasnotundertakenalone。AttheeleventhhourPescadecidedthathewouldaccompanyme。HehadnotrecoveredhiscustomarycheerfulnesssincethenightattheOpera，andhedeterminedtotrywhataweek’sholidaywoulddotoraisehisspirits。
Iperformedtheerrandentrustedtome，anddrewoutthenecessaryreport，onthefourthdayfromourarrivalinParis。ThefifthdayIarrangedtodevotetosight-seeingandamusementsinPesca’scompany。
Ourhotelhadbeentoofulltoaccommodateusbothonthesamefloor。
Myroomwasonthesecondstorey，andPesca’swasaboveme，onthethird。
OnthemorningofthefifthdayIwentupstairstoseeiftheProfessorwasreadytogoout。rustbeforeIreachedthelandingIsawhisdooropenedfromtheinside——along，delicate，nervoushandnotmyfriend’shandcertainlyhelditajar。AtthesametimeIheardPesca’svoicesayingeagerly，inlowtones，andinhisownlanguage——`Irememberthename，butIdon’tknowtheman。YousawattheOperahewassochangedthatI