Triumph deceived them and undid them both,

Secure they might foretaste felicity

Nor fear surprisal: so, they were surprised.

There did they halt at early evening, there

Did Guido overtake them: 't was daybreak;

He came in time enough, not time too much,

Since in the courtyard stood the Canon's self

Urging the drowsy stable-grooms to haste

Harness the horses, have the journey end,

The trifling four-hours' running, so reach Rome.