But we'll defy it, won't we my lady?
Fate is very much mistaken if it fancies it will get the better of us, eh?
it does not know with whom it has to deal, I'll be bound.

For our hearts are in the right place and we'll pretty soon show that we have not lost our heads.

Our greatest misfortune is that the fine supper we promised ourselves has vanished to dust beneath our very noses.

Never mind.

We have brought with us in our knapsack, after the custom of our ancestors, some good ham, some hung beef and some white loaves, to say nothing of a flask of prime wine; we don't mean to starve ourselves do we, my lady ?" The good old gentleman then took out of his knapsack all these good things and piled them up on the table, then he fetched the carriage lamp to light up the room a bit and politely invited Henrietta to partake of his simple banquet.
The young lady smilingly took her place on the bench.
"We really cannot drink the water here, your ladyship," said Gerzson, handing her his flask; "to all appearance nobody will ever drink the water out of the well of this shanty again.