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At the wedding feast of Bertha von Lichtenstein he remained true to his habits . When the ceremony was finished in the church , the procession returned to the castle much in the same form as it entered , except that the bride and bridegroom walked hand in hand . The company then separated , and wandered about the pleasure-garden of the castle , where they amused themselves among the shrubberies and artificial walks , some looking at the deer and roebucks in the inclosures , others admiring the bears in the dry ditches . At twelve o'clock the trumpets sounded to dinner , which was held in the tournament-hall , a place large enough to entertain many hundred people . This hall was the pride and ornament of Stuttgardt . It was full an hundred paces long ; one side of it , looking to the garden , was occupied by numerous large windows , through which the cheerful rays of the sun , piercing the many-coloured glass , illumined this immense apartment , which , by its vaulted roof and numerous pillars , resembled more the interior of a church than a place for festive joy . Galleries extended round the three other sides , hung with rich tapestry , a space being appropriated to the musicians and trumpeters , whilst spectators , assembled to witness the princely feast , occupied the remainder .