but i was enchanted by the appearance of the hut : here the snow and rain could not penetrate ; the ground was dry ; and it presented to me then as exquisite and divine a retreat as pandmonium appeared to the daemons of hell after their sufferings in the lake of fire.2 i greedily devoured the remnants of the shepherd 's breakfast , which consisted of bread , cheese , milk , and wine ; the latter , however , i did not like .