Musicians and parishioners alike disappeared, going down to the house where the dead body lay.

The afternoon was passing.

It would soon be quite too dark for a picture.

Meantime, the _cura_, having become anxious in the matter, hastened from his house on foot, to ask why he had not been sent for.

On our explaining that a funeral was in progress, he was greatly outraged.
We pointed out the house in front of which the funeral procession was now forming.