the young woman commenced her search for the letter with the greatest patience , turning out her pockets of all kinds over and over again , rummaging and rerummaging in her valise , and opening and reopening her purse ; but when she found that she had come to the conviction that the letter was not to be found , she flew , for the third time , into such a rage as was near costing her a fresh consumption of wine , oil , and rosemary -- for upon seeing this hot- headed youth become exasperated and threaten to destroy everything in the establishment if her letter were not found , the host seized a spit , her husband a broom handle , and the servants the same sticks they had used the day before .