As to the key, it had disappeared. At the hour appointed, Lord de Winter and the four friends repaired to the convent; the bells tolled, the chapel was open, the grating of the choir was closed.
A la hora indicada, lord de Winter y los cuatro amigos se dirigieron al convento; las campanas tocaban a duelo, la capilla estaba abierta, la verja del coro estaba cerrada.