"Not at all," he replied. He knocked out his pipe slowly, taking plenty of time over it; then sat still again.
"I don't really need anything to eat yet, either," he said.
"Oh--haven't you come far?"
"No, only last night. Where do you come from, lady?"
"From the town. I've been on holiday."
"That's what I thought," he said, nodding his head.
"I've been up at the Tore Peak farm," she added.
"The Tore Peak? So."
"Do you know it?"
"No, but I know some of the people there."