began a little spot of anger burned in s cheek i am the he said it was what i might have guessed replied the farmer bowing with an aged dignity you have made an old man very happy and i may say indeed that i have entertained an angel unawares sir the great people of this world � and by that i mean those who are in great station � if they had only hearts like yours how they would make th fires bum and the poor sing i i would not judge them hardly sir said � we all have our truly sir said mr with and by what name sir am i to address my generous landlord the double recollection of an english traveller prince whom he had received the week before at court and of an old english rogue called whom he had known in youth came to the prince s help he answered is my name i am an english traveller it is today tuesday on thursday before noon the money shall be ready let us meet if you please in at the morning star i am in all things lawful your to command replied the farmer an englishman you are a great race of travellers and has your lord ship some experience of land i have had some interest of the kind before returned the prince not in indeed but fortune as you say turns the wheel and i desire to be beforehand with her very right sir i am sure said mr they had been strolling with deliberation but they were now drawing near to the mounting by the pathway to the level of the meadow a little before them the of voices had been while audible and now grew louder and more distinct with every p of their advance presently when they emerged upon the top of the bank they beheld and some way o� e he very black and his hoarse speech with the of his fist against his palm she standing a little way in distress dear me i said mr and made as if he would turn aside a romance � but went straight towards the lovers in whose he believed himself to have a share and indeed as soon as he had seen the prince had stood tragic as if awaiting and his approach o here you are i he cried soon as they were near enough for easy speech you are a man at least and must reply what were you after why were you two in the bush god he broke out turning again upon to think that i should waste my heart on you i i beg your pardon cut in you were addressing me in virtue of what circumstance am i to render you an account of this young lady s conduct are you her father her brother her husband sir you know as well as i returned the peasant we keep company she and i i love her and she is by way of loving me but all shall be above board i would have her to know i have a good pride of my own why i perceive i must explain to you what love is said its measure is kindness it is very possible that you are proud but she too may have some self esteem i do not speak for myself and perhaps if your own doings were so curiously examined you might find it inconvenient to reply these are all set said the young man you know very well that a man is a man and a woman only a woman that holds good all over prince up and down i ask you a question i ask it again and here i stand he drew a mark and it when you have studied liberal doctrines somewhat deeper said the prince you will perhaps change your note tou are a man of false and measures my young friend you have one scale for women another for men one tor and one for farmer folk on the prince who his wife you can be most severe but what of the lover who his mistress you use the name of love i should think this lady might very fairly ask to be delivered from love of such a nature for if i a stranger had been one tenth part so gross and so you would most have broke my head it would have been in your part as lover to protect her from such insolence protect her first then from yourself ay mr who had been looking on with his hands behind his tall old back ay that s scripture truth was staggered not only by the prince s of manner but by a glimmering consciousness that he himself was in the wrong the appeal to liberal doctrines had besides him well said he if i was rude own to it i meant no ill and did nothing out of my just rights but i am above all these old vulgar notions too and if i spoke sharp i ll ask her pardon freely granted said but all this doesn t answer me cried a romance i ask what you two spoke about she says she promised not to tell well then i mean to know civility is civility but i ll be no man s i have a right to common justice il do keep company if you will ask mr replied you will find i have not spent my hours in idleness i have since i arose this morning agreed to buy the farm so far i will go to satisfy a curiosity which i condemn well if there was business that s another matter returned though it beats me why you could not tell but of course if the gentleman is to buy the farm i suppose there would naturally be an end to be sure said mr with a 