"What sort of a store?"
"I haven't decided yet," replied the earl, who did not choose to take the man into his confidence.
"It takes a power of money to buy a store."
"It depends on the nature of the business, I should think."
"About how much do you mean to invest?"
"Really, the fellow is getting impertinent," thought his guest.
"I don't think I can answer that question," he answered.
Their host took from a shelf a dirty clay pipe, filled it with tobacco, and began to smoke. The fumes were far from pleasant, and the earl, rising from his chair, signaled to Scott to go outside with him.
"Where are you going?" asked the red-haired man.
"We are going to take a walk."