Two or three people recognized me, but I passed by almost unnoticed.

There was no sign of stir or excitement, and the flags still floated high in the wind.

Sapt had kept his secret; the men of Strelsau thought still that their king lived and was among them.

I feared that Rudolf's coming would have been seen, and expected to find a crowd of people near the house.

But when I reached it there were no more than ten or a dozen idle fellows lounging about.