There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume ?" And turning to Pierre she asked: "Where are the roses, my friend?
Can you see them ?" When M.de Guersaint had seated himself on the grass near the little vehicle, it occurred to Pierre to see if there was not some bed of roses near at hand.

But is was in vain that he explored the dark lawns; he could only distinguish sundry clumps of evergreens.

And, as he passed in front of the pilgrims' shelter-house on his way back, curiosity prompted him to enter it.
This building formed a long and lofty hall, lighted by large windows upon two sides.

With bare walls and a stone pavement, it contained no other furniture than a number of benches, which stood here and there in haphazard fashion.

There was neither table nor shelf, so that the homeless pilgrims who had sought refuge there had piled up their baskets, parcels, and valises in the window embrasures.