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Max von Sempach , on the other hand , would fill the place respectably , although not brilliantly . Wetter knew this , and the fact gave to the mention of the Count 's name a decent appearance without depriving it of its harmlessness . He named a suitable but an impossible person -- a person to me impossible . Soon after the meal I left him , telling him that I should come in again later , and had ordered my carriage to call for me at his house at five o'clock . Turning down the quiet lane that led to the Countess 's , I soon reached my destination . I was now in less agitation than on the day before . My mind was made up ; I came to give what she asked .