There was no luxury, but there was every comfort.

There were two beds, each with a soft feather mattress, pillows of down, and warm, stuffed coverlets of silk.

These were not known even in the duke's apartments at Hapsburg Castle.

There we had tarnished gold cloth and ancient tapestries in abundance, but we lacked the little comforts that make life worth living.

Here Max learned another lesson concerning the people of this world.