And, besides, you'll see what a nice view there is from here!" Whilst speaking she had gone in.

The apartments comprised two rooms: a somewhat spacious _salon_, with wall-paper of a large scroll pattern on a red ground, and a bed-chamber, where the paper was of a flax grey, studded with faded blue flowers.

The sitting-room was in one corner of the mansion overlooking the lane and the Tiber, and Victorine at once went to the windows, one of which afforded a view over the distant lower part of the river, while the other faced the Trastevere and the Janiculum across the water.
"Ah! yes, it's very pleasant!" said Pierre, who had followed and stood beside her.
Giaccomo, who did not hurry, came in behind them with the valise.

It was now past eleven o'clock; and seeing that the young priest looked tired, and realising that he must be hungry after such a journey, Victorine offered to have some breakfast served at once in the sitting-room.

He would then have the afternoon to rest or go out, and would only meet the ladies in the evening at dinner.