“But I didn’t use matches, and if I did, I had my own.”
“We do everything for the comfort of the guests of the house. There were candles and matches for you.”
He never blushed but took the two shillings as coolly as possible, receipted the bill and said “Thank you,” and hoped if I ever visited the place again I would call upon them.
THE CANDLE EPISODE.
I presume I shall. It doesn’t make any difference where you go, it is all the same; and if you are to be swindled, it is preferable to have it done by somebody you have a slight acquaintance with.