Annis passed the rest of the day with Isoult, and Don Juan came in the evening to escort her to the inn where she was staying. "I must needs allow Don Juan a very proper gentleman, and right fair in his ways; but I would Annis' husband had been an Englishman. I feel not to trust any Spaniard at all," said Isoult, after Annis was gone. "Why," said Marguerite Rose, "they are like us women. Some of the good ones may be very good; but all the bad ones be very bad indeed." Austin Bernher brought full news of the death of Ridley and Latimer. Isoult asked especially "if they had great suffering, and if they abode firm in the truth." "To the abiding firm," said he, "yea, firm as the Mount Zion, that standeth fast for ever. For the suffering, it seemed me that my dear master suffered nothing at all, but with Dr Ridley (I sorrow to say it) it was far otherwise. But hearken, and you shall wit all. "The night afore they suffered, Dr Ridley was very pleasant at supper, and bade them all that were at the table to his wedding; `for,' saith he, `I must be married to-morrow. And though my breakfast be somewhat sharp and painful, yet I am sure my supper shall be more pleasant and sweet.' Then saith Mr Shipside, his brother [Note 1], `I will bide with you this night.' `Nay,' answered he, `not so, for I mean to go to bed, and sleep as quietly as ever I did in my life.' "The stake was made ready on the north side of the town, in the town-ditch, over against Balliol College; and my Lord Williams of Thame had the ordering thereof. As Dr Ridley passed Bocardo, he looked up, thinking to have seen my Lord Archbishop at the glass-window; but they had provided against that, by busying him in disputation with a Spanish friar. Then Dr Ridley, looking back, espied my master coming after. `Oh!' saith he, `be you there?'--`Yea,' saith my master; `have after as fast as I can follow.' So when they came to the stake, Dr Ridley embraced him, saying, `Brother, be of good heart, for God will either assuage the fury of the flame, or else strengthen us to abide it.' Then they knelt and prayed; and after, talked a little to each other, but what they said none heard. Dr Smith [Robert Smith, a renegade from Lutheranism] preached the sermon, from `Though I give my body to be burned,' and so forth, but his discourse lasted but a few minutes, and was nought save railing against heretics. Then Dr Ridley entreated of my Lord Williams leave of speech; which he would have given, but Mr Vice-Chancellor and the bailiffs would not suffer it, only that they might speak if they would recant, Dr Ridley cried then, `I will never deny my Lord Christ!' and arising from his knees, he cried again with a loud voice, `Well, then, I commit our cause to Almighty God, who shall indifferently judge all.' Whereto my master added his old posy [motto, maxim], `Well, there is nothing hid but it shall be opened.' So that after they made them ready, and were fastened to the stake; and Mr