Still Caius did not tell about his adventure of the night before.

The lady looked preoccupied, as if she was thinking about the Angel of Death that was hovering over the cottage they had left.
The next house was a large one, and here two children were ill.

They were well cared for, for two of the young girls whom he had seen in Madame Le Maitre's house were there for the time to nurse them.
They took one of these damsels with them when they went on.

She was willing to walk, but Caius set her upon his horse and led it; in this way they made quicker progress.

Up a hill they went, and over fields, and in a small house upon a windy slope they found the mother of a family lying very ill.