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The Messenger Hints
I can't get down from the balcony.
1 of 9: You don't get down from a balcony; you get down from a duck! (Old joke.)
2 of 9: There are two ways to get down.
3 of 9: One way will only work if you have enough room in your inventory.
4 of 9: You'll need to uncombine one of your inventory items.
5 of 9: Use the rope to climb down.
6 of 9: If you don't have enough room in your inventory, don't despair.
7 of 9: Try think of another means of "moving" available to you.
8 of 9: Think of how you might move in large jumps, without going through intervening rooms.
9 of 9: Use the map of the Louvre to get down from the balcony.