Your band will be here by that time, and will help us to get some of these heavy beams and timbers out of the way.

We can then rake the smaller stuff out, and get at the fireplace." At eight o'clock the band arrived.

Leigh went down and spoke to them, and thanked them for the two long marches they had made.

He had, during the afternoon, obtained a supply of bread and wine and, after they fell out, a meal was eaten before they started for their homes, promising to be back at six in the morning, to aid in the work of clearing away the debris.
Jean and Leigh spent a couple of hours in talk with the cure, and related to him the events that had passed since they had left.
Then, thoroughly tired out, they retired to the room that had been prepared for them.

The work that afternoon had been heavy; they had had a long ride previously, and neither had slept much the night before.
The next morning the work was recommenced.