“Perhaps I can answer those questions, sir?”
“Perhaps you can. What is the name of that wonderful peak sticking up behind the rocks to the north?”
“Many people have asked that question, sir, and I have given them the answer which I now give you. It is called the ‘Knicht,’ sir; and a wondrous hill it is.”
“And what is the name of yonder hill opposite to it, to the south, rising like one big lump?”
“I do not know the name of that hill, sir, farther than that I have heard it called the Great Hill.”
“And a very good name for it,” said I; “do you live in that house?”
“I do, sir, when I am at home.”
“And what occupation do you follow?”
“I am a farmer, though a small one.”
“Is your farm your own?”