The guests were soon disposed to their rooms.
As they left the breakfast table, Señora Valentino said to Morando: "Captain, shall we not continue the conversation interrupted by the ringing of the Angelus?"
"With great pleasure, my señora."
"Let us go into the courtyard garden."
Colonel Barcelo and his councilors returned to the upper veranda.
"I'll have to be at the castle when Morando turns these prisoners over to me formally, and withdraws his own men. I'll see to it that horses will be there for us, and we'll go out on a tour of inspection," Barcelo said.
"How softly the morning light comes into the patio, Captain!" as they were sitting together under a locust tree.
"I can scarcely realize that the same sun shines here and on that scene of death of few hours' ride away. As I sit here with you in this quiet and peace the other seems a dream, an awful dream, señora."
"But you are with me, and yesterday has gone the way of all other days that are past. The future, if we are willing, may hold many happy years for us."
"I pray so, my good señora."