Go to the maison de rendezvous

"Bonsoir, m'sieur--good evening, sir," Madame Josephine says as you enter her home on La Rue de la Grande Chaumiere. "Welcome to Paris."

You thank her as you give her your credentials along with a substantial amount of money to pay for your stay in her home.

During the time she's looking at your papers, you take the opportunity to have a look round.

You are in a foyer. There's a small table by the wall and a stand on which to hang your coat. To your left is a flight of stairs going up; straight ahead, a corridor that probably leads to the kitchen; and to your right, a parlour room in which you can just glimpse several young women in negligées milling about.

"Everything seems to be in order, m'sieur John. Do you have any questions about this place?"