All this being satisfactorily arranged--whereat they were greatly relieved--the weary travellers were conducted into another room, and food was placed before them; but the sad scenes just enacted had taken away their appetites, though it was many long hours since they had eaten.

And be it here recorded that Blazius, for the first time in his life, forgot to drink his wine, though it was excellent, and left his glass half full.

He could not have given a more convincing proof of the depth and sincerity of his grief.
Isabelle and Serafina spent the night in an adjoining chamber, sharing the one small bed it contained, and the men lay down upon bundles of straw that the stable-boy brought in for them.

None of them slept much--being haunted by disturbing dreams inspired by the sad and trying events of the previous day--and all were up and stirring at an early hour, for poor Matamore's burial was to be attended to.

For want of something more appropriate the aged hostess and Mme.