"'Yes,' said the man in grey. 'The —— Arms at L——.'
"'Sure,' said I, 'inn-keeping and bardism are not very cognate pursuits?'
"'You are wrong,' said the man in grey; 'I believe the awen, or inspiration, is quite as much at home at the bar as in the barn, perhaps more. It is that belief which makes me tolerably satisfied with my position and prevents me from asking Sir Richard to give me a farm instead of an inn.'
"'I suppose,' said I, 'that Sir Richard is your landlord?'
"'He is,' said the man in grey, 'and a right noble landlord too.'
"'I suppose,' said I, 'that he is right proud of his tenant?'
"'He is,' said the man in grey, 'and I am right proud of my landlord, and will here drink his health. I have often said that if I were not what I am, I should wish to be Sir Richard.'
"'You consider yourself his superior?' said I.
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