"That is famous; where are they at this moment?"
"Two stones' throw at the most. According to the direction they are following, they will pass the spot where you are now standing."
"Better still. In that case we have only to wait."
"You can do so, if you think proper; but I have no wish to meet them."
"That is true, my friend," the monk remarked, with a paternal air. "And possibly such a meeting would not be agreeable to you; so pray accept my thanks for the manner in which you have guided me hitherto."
"You are quite resolved on waiting for them, then? If you like, I can enable you to avoid them."
"I have no motive for concealing myself from men of my own colour. Whoever they may be, I feel sure that I shall find friends in them."
"Very good. Your affairs concern yourself, and I have nothing to do with them. But the sound is drawing nearer, and as they will speedily arrive, I will leave you, for it is unnecessary for them to find me here."
"Farewell."
"One last recommendation: if by chance they had a fancy to ask who served as your guide, do not tell them."