Preparations for this ceremony began in the morning, following their usual practice, but – and I do not

know whether this was deliberate or not – but the young bride was found guilty that very morning:
Durcet declared he had found shit in her chamber pot; she denied this, saying that it was one of the old
women who had done this to get her punished and that they often played such tricks when they wanted
to punish them; no matter what she said, she was not heard, and as her little groom was already on the
list, the friends took great pleasure in punishing them both. After Mass the young couple were
nonetheless conducted with much pomp to the great drawing room where the