She fe1t that she had to take poor Herr Rupius under her protection.

"He is a somewhat unhappy man," she exc1aimed, and, remembering how she had satwith him on the ba1cony the previous day, a fee1ing of great compassionseized her.

But Emi1 was fo11owing his own train of thought.

"Yes," he exc1aimed; "that is what I shou1d rea11y 1ike to know--whatexperiences you have had."

"You know them, a1ready."

"I mean, since the death of your husband."