A meal of fish and bread was set before us.

The woman took her food apart.

The master of the house did not sit down till she was satisfied; and, after supper, he set out a bed for her, and then washed out the vessels, before he came again and sat with us.
By that time the old woman was asleep.

Two lighted wicks, passed through a piece of cork which floated in a bowl of oil and water, roused the shadows of the vault.

A sudden outcry at the far end of the room made us both jump.
'Fear nothing!' said our entertainer.