'He understands English.' But Prince Eugen took no notice of the brief colloquy.
'We had better get him upstairs, somehow,' said Racksole.
'Yes,' Aribert assented.

'Eugen, the lady with the red hat, the lady you are waiting for, is upstairs.

She has sent us down to ask you to come up.

Won't you come ?' 'Himmel!' the poor fellow exclaimed, with a kind of weak anger.

'Why did you not say this before ?' He rose, staggered towards Aribert, and fell headlong on the floor.