I hailed him: "Good-day!"
He did not reply to this but inquired:
"Hev you not seen that notice on the wall—'Any one meddling with this house will be treated as he deserves'?"
I had not.
"Waal," said he, "it's there. So you'll put that fire out."
I complied.
"It's a wet day," said I.
"Yes, it's wet."
"I'd like to get put up for the night somewhere, and get a good meal. Do you know of any one who would do it?"
He was silent for some while, and stared at me as if irritated, and then he said: