in the evening they came to a fine big house. each room was more gorgeous than the other; all was glitter and splendour wherever they looked; but that did not satisfy their hunger. the captain and the lieutenant went round rattling their money, and wanted to buy some food; but they saw no people nor could they find a crumb of anything in the house, so the soldier offered them some food from his wallet, which they were not too proud to accept, nor did they want any pressing. they helped themselves of what he had as if they had never tasted food before.