Bah! if the ksiondz bishop of Kurdwanow were with us, he would not refuse a dispensation, although he is a severe priest, not like his predecessor, Bishop Mamphiolus, who used always to answer: Bene! Bene!" "Bishop Jacob of Kurdwanow loves the prince and myself very much," said the lady.

After his grief had subsided a little, he took the ladies and the Bohemian with him and went to the funeral services in the church. It was a magnificent funeral. The bishop himself, Jacob of Kurdwanow, conducted it.