Thestrangerrose;’No,myyoungfriend,’saidhe,smiling,’thatwouldscarcebefair。Itismyturnnow-praydomethefavourtogohomewithme,andacceptwhathospitalitymypoorroofcanoffer;totellyouthetruth,Iwishtohavesomeparticulardiscoursewithyouwhichwouldhardlybepossibleinthisplace。
Asforwine,Icangiveyousomemuchbetterthanyoucangethere:
thelandlordisanexcellentfellow,butheisaninnkeeperafterall。Iamgoingoutforamoment,andwillsendhimin,sothatyoumaysettleyouraccount;Itrustyouwillnotrefuseme,Ionlyliveabouttwomilesfromhere。’
Ilookedinthefaceofthestranger-itwasafineintelligentface,withacastofmelancholyinit。’Sir,’saidI,’Iwouldgowithyouthoughyoulivedfourmilesinsteadoftwo。’
’Whoisthatgentleman?’saidItothelandlord,afterIhadsettledhisbill;’Iamgoinghomewithhim。’
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