“At last I have arranged it!” said he, interrupting her excuses; “I can lodge you and your suite, madam, and you will not be under the necessity of making this gentleman suffer for his politeness. We have two spare chambers, one for the lady, the other, Monsieur, for you: my wife shall give up hers to the two waiting-women; as for the menservants, they must content themselves with passing the night in a large barn, which stands at a few yards distance from the house. There they shall have a blazing fire, and as good a supper as we can make shift to give them.”