noon
Rosa wept . She said she would stay with the Fraulein for her keep , because it was not the custom for young ladies to be alone in the city -- young girls of the people , of course ; but beautiful young ladies , no ! Harmony gave her an extra krone or two out of sheer gratitude , but she could not keep her . And at noon , having packed her trunk , she went down to interview the Portier and his wife , who were agents under the owner for the old house . The Portier , entirely subdued , was sweeping out the hallway . He looked past the girl , not at her , and observed impassively that the lease was up and it was her privilege to go . In the daylight she was not so like the angel , and after all she could only play the violin .