“You are not alone,” said the theologian, “you have many friends who are greater and more powerful than I am; what could I, a poor student, possibly be to you, the renowned, much-admired artist, except that I was the recipient of your kindness and am grateful to you for it.” “I have many acquaintances, but no friends except you and perhaps Stephan Breuning, Leonore’s brother, who has also been here for some time, as you know, and who has replaced Wegeler, my childhood friend from Bonn, who is now back in Bonn and has left me just as you have now—you lucky man!” The thought of Leonore crept into his mind when he had mentioned the names of Wegeler and Steffen; after all, they had been an inseparable trio from Bonn.