_Questenberg._ What now? Where go you then? _Octavio._ To her herself. _Questenberg._ To---- _Octavio._ To the Duke. Come, let us go--'Tis done, 'tis done, I see the net that is thrown over him. O! he returns not to me as he went. _Questenberg._ Nay, but explain yourself. _Octavio._ And that I should not 15 Foresee it, not prevent this journey! Wherefore Did I keep it from him?--You were in the right. I should have warned him! Now it is too late. _Questenberg._ But what's too late? Bethink yourself, my friend, That you are talking absolute riddles to me. 20 _Octavio._ Come!--to the Duke's. 'Tis close upon the hour Which he appointed you for audience. Come! A curse, a threefold curse, upon this journey! [_He leads QUESTENBERG off._ LINENOTES: [After 1] [_Then in pressing and impatient tones._ 1800, 1828, 1829. [5] _Octavio (recovering himself out of a deep study)._ 1800, 1828, 1829. [11] _Where_ 1800, 1828, 1829. [Before 12] _Octavio (interrupting him, and correcting himself)._ 1800, 1828, 1829. [19] _what's_ 1800, 1828, 1829. [Before 21] _Octavio (more collected)._ 1800, 1828, 1829. SCENE VI _Changes to a spacious chamber in the house of the Duke of Friedland._--Servants _employed in putting the tables and chairs in order. During this enters SENI, like an old Italian doctor, in black, and clothed somewhat fantastically. He carries a white staff, with which he marks out the quarters of the heaven._ _First Servant._ Come--to it, lads, to it! Make an end of it. I hear the sentry call out, 'Stand to your arms!' They will be there in a minute. _Second Servant._ Why were we not told before that the audience would be held here? Nothing prepared--no orders--no 5 instructions-- _Third Servant._ Ay, and why was the balcony-chamber countermanded, that with the great worked carpet?--there one can look about one. _First Servant._ Nay, that you must ask the mathematician there. 10 He says it is an unlucky chamber. _Second Servant._ Poh! stuff and nonsense! That's what I call a hum. A chamber is a chamber; what much can the place signify in the affair? _Seni._ My son, there's nothing insignificant, 15 Nothing! But yet in every earthly thing First and most principal is place and time. _First Servant (to the Second)._ Say nothing to him, Nat. The Duke himself must let him have his own will. _Seni (counts the chairs, half in a loud, half in a low voice, till he comes to eleven, which he repeats)._ Eleven! an evil number! Set twelve chairs. 20 Twelve! twelve signs hath the zodiac: five and seven, The holy numbers, include themselves in twelve.