Two horsemen rode out of the forest. A richly dressed gentleman rode ahead in a blue doublet, embroidered with gold thread in a diamond pattern, in pants of the same color but without embroidery, and in a wide-brimmed hat with a feather. The expression on his thin face was either thoughtful or detached. He kept fiddling with his mustache and straightening his hat. The second rider, by all appearances a servant, in contrast to his master, did not suffer from thoughtfulness, but spun in the saddle like a horse, and constantly urging the pack horses, tried to get his patron to talk...