I will look round and see about things.
"Were these the only two men in the house ?" he asked the other women, as he joined them on the landing.
"No, sir.

There were six men.

The other four have gone to bed, but the two outside always waited up till the count and countess retired." "Where are their rooms ?" he asked, taking a candle.
One of the women led him upstairs.

As he expected, he found the four men lying dead.

One had apparently leapt up as the door was opened, and the other three had been killed in their beds.
"Where can I get help from ?" "There are the men at the stables.