It is at the back of the house, three or four hundred yards away." "Well, take one of the other women with you, and go and rouse them.
Tell them to dress and come here, at once." He now went down to the gate, undid the fastening, and then led his horse up to the house.

In a few minutes the stablemen arrived.

He ordered them to carry the bodies of the six marauders out, and lay them in front of the house.

When they had done so, they were to take those of the servants and place them in an outhouse.

Then he went upstairs again.
"The countess has recovered, sir," one of the women said.
"Tell her that I will send one of the army surgeons down, at once.
But first, bandage my arm.