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summon up a little indifferent Latin�察�if I have anything private to 

communicate to the learned Professor。'



And at the conclusion of this speech the man in black lifted up his 

head�察�and�察�for some moments�察�looked me in the face。  The muscles of 

his own seemed to be slightly convulsed�察�and his mouth opened in a 

singular manner



'I see��' said I�察�'that for some time you were standing near me and 

my companion�察�in the mean act of listening。'



'Not at all��' said the man in black�察�'I heard from the steep bank 

above�察�that to which I have now alluded�察�whilst I was puzzling 

myself to find the path which leads to your retreat。  I made�察�

indeed�察�nearly the compass of the whole thicket before I found it。'



'And how did you know that I was here��' I demanded。



'The landlord of the public´house�察�with whom I had some 

conversation concerning you�察�informed me that he had no doubt I 

should find you in this place�察�to which he gave me instructions not 

very clear。  But�察�now I am here�察�I crave permission to remain a 

little time�察�in order that I may hold some communion with you。'



'Well��' said I�察�'since you are come�察�you are welcome�察�please to 

step this way。'



Thereupon I conducted the man in black to the fireplace�察�where 

Belle was standing�察�who had risen from her stool on my springing up 

to go in quest of the stranger。  The man in black looked at her 

with evident curiosity�察�then making her rather a graceful bow�察�

'Lovely virgin��' said he�察�stretching out his hand�察�'allow me to 

salute your fingers。'



'I am not in the habit of shaking hands with strangers��' said 

Belle。



'I did not presume to request to shake hands with you��' said the 

man in black�察�'I merely wished to be permitted to salute with my 

lips the extremity of your two forefingers。'



'I never permit anything of the kind��' said Belle�察�' I do not 

approve of such unmanly ways�察�they are only befitting those who 

lurk in corners or behind trees�察�listening to the conversation of 

people who would fain be private。'



'Do you take me for a listener then��' said the man in black。



'Ay�察�indeed I do��' said Belle�察�'the young man may receive your 

excuses�察�and put confidence in them�察�if he please�察�but for my part 

I neither admit them nor believe them��' and thereupon flinging her 

long hair back�察�which was hanging over her cheeks�察�she seated 

herself on her stool。



'Come�察�Belle��' said I�察�'I have bidden the gentleman welcome�察�I 

beseech you�察�therefore�察�to make him welcome�察�he is a stranger�察�

where we are at home�察�therefore�察�even did we wish him away�察�we are 

bound to treat him kindly。'



'That's not English doctrine��' said the man in black。



'I thought the English prided themselves on their hospitality��' 

said I。



'They do so��' said the man in black�察�'they are proud of showing 

hospitality to people above them�察�that is�察�to those who do not want 

it�察�but of the hospitality which you were now describing�察�and which 

is Arabian�察�they know nothing。  No Englishman will tolerate another 

in his house�察�from whom he does not expect advantage of some kind�察�

and to those from whom he does he can be civil enough。  An 

Englishman thinks that�察�because he is in his own house�察�he has a 

right to be boorish and brutal to any one who is disagreeable to 

him�察�as all those are who are really in want of assistance。  Should 

a hunted fugitive rush into an Englishman's house�察�beseeching 

protection�察�and appealing to the master's feelings of hospitality�察�

the Englishman would knock him down in the passage。'



'You are too general��' said I�察�'in your strictures。  Lord ´�察�the 

unpopular Tory minister�察�was once chased through the streets of 

London by a mob�察�and�察�being in danger of his life�察�took shelter in 

the shop of a Whig linen´draper�察�declaring his own unpopular name�察�

and appealing to the linen´draper's feelings of hospitality�察�

whereupon the linen´draper�察�utterly forgetful of all party rancour�察�

nobly responded to the appeal�察�and telling his wife to conduct his 

lordship upstairs�察�jumped over the counter�察�with his ell in his 

hand�察�and placing himself with half´a´dozen of his assistants at 

the door of his boutique�察�manfully confronted the mob�察�telling them 

that he would allow himself to be torn to a thousand pieces ere he 

would permit them to injure a hair of his lordship's head�此 �what do 

you think of that��'



'He� �he� �he��' tittered the man in black。



'Well��' said I�察�'I am afraid your own practice is not very 

different from that which you have been just now describing�察�you 

sided with the Radical in the public´house against me�察�as long as 

you thought him the most powerful�察�and then turned against him when 

you saw he was cowed。  What have you to say to that��'



'Oh�察�when one is in Rome�察�I mean England�察�one must do as they do in 

England�察�I was merely conforming to the custom of the country�察�he� �

he� �but I beg your pardon here�察�as I did in the public´house。  I 

made a mistake。'



'Well��' said I�察�'we will drop the matter�察�but pray seat yourself on 

that stone�察�and I will sit down on the grass near you。'



The man in black�察�after proffering two or three excuses for 

occupying what he supposed to be my seat�察�sat down upon the stone�察�

and I squatted down�察�gypsy´fashion�察�just opposite to him�察�Belle 

sitting on her stool at a slight distance on my right。  After a 

time I addressed him thus�此 �'Am I to reckon this a mere visit of 

ceremony�拭�should it prove so�察�it will be�察�I believe�察�the first 

visit of the kind ever paid me。'



'Will you permit me to ask��' said the man in black ´ 'the weather 

is very warm��' said he�察�interrupting himself�察�and taking off his 

hat。



I now observed that he was partly bald�察�his red hair having died 

away from the fore part of his crown ´ his forehead was high�察�his 

eyebrows scanty�察�his eyes gray and sly�察�with a downward tendency�察�

his nose was slightly aquiline�察�his mouth rather large ´ a kind of 

sneering smile played continually on his lips�察�his complexion was 

somewhat rubicund。



'A bad countenance��' said Belle�察�in the language of the roads�察�

observing that my eyes were fixed on his face。



'Does not my countenance please you�察�fair damsel��' said the man in 

black�察�resuming his hat�察�and speaking in a peculiarly gentle voice。



'How��' said I�察�'do you understand the language of the roads��'



'As little as I do Armenian��' said the man in black�察�'but I 

understand look and tone。'



'So do I�察�perhaps��' retorted Belle�察�'and�察�to tell you the truth�察�I 

like your tone as little as your face。'



'For shame��' said I�察�'have you forgot what I was saying just now 

about the duties of hospitality�拭 �You have not yet answered my 

question��' said I�察�addressing myself to the man�察�'with respect to 

your visit。'



'Will you permit me to ask who you are��'



'Do you see the place where I live��' said I。



'I do��' said the man in black�察�looking around。



'Do you know the name of this place��'



'I was told it was Mumpers' or Gypsies' Dingle��' said the man in 

black。



'Good��' said I�察�'and this forge and tent�察�what do they look like��'



'Like the forge and tent of a wandering Zigan�察�I have seen the like 

in Italy。'



'Good��' said I�察�'they belong to me。'



'Are you�察�then�察�a gypsy��' said the man in black。



'What else should I be��'



'But you seem to have been acquainted with various individuals with 

whom I have likewise had acquaintance�察�and you have even alluded to 

matters�察�and even words�察�which have passed between me and them。'



'Do you know how gypsies live��' said I。



'By hammering old iron�察�I believe�察�and telling fortunes。'



'Well��' said I�察�'there's my forge�察�and yonder is some iron�察�though 

not old�察�and by your own confession I am a soothsayer。'



'But how did you come by your knowledge��'



'Oh��' said I�察�'if you want me to reveal the secrets of my trade�察�I 

have�察�of course�察�nothing further to say。  Go to the scarlet dyer�察�

and ask him how he dyes cloth。'



'Why scarlet��' said the man in black。  'Is it because gypsies blush 

like scarlet��'



'Gypsies never blush��' said I�察�'but gypsies' cloaks are scarlet。'



'I should almost take you for a gypsy��' said the man in black�察�'but 

for ´ '



'For what��' said I。



'But for that same lesson in Armenian�察�and your general knowledge 

of languages�察�as for your manners and appearance I will say 

nothing��' said the man in black�察�with a titter。



'And why should not a gypsy possess a knowledge of languages��' said 

I。



'Because the gypsy race is perfectly illiterate��' said the man in 

black�察�'they are possessed�察�it is true�察�of a knavish acuteness�察�and 

are particularly noted for giving subtle and evasive answers ´ and 

in your answers�察�I confess�察�you remind me of them�察�but that one of 

the race should acquire a learned language like the Armenian�察�and 

have a general knowledge of literature�察�is a thing che io non credo 

afatto。'



'What do you take me for��' said I。



'Why��' said the man in black�察�'I should consider you to be a 

philologist�察�who�察�for some purpose�察�has taken up a gypsy life�察�but 

I confess to you that your way of answering questions is far too 

acute for a philologist。'



'And why should not a philologist be able to answer questions 

acutely��' said I。



'Because the philological race is the most stupid under heaven��' 

said the man in black�察�'they are possessed�察�it is true�察�of a 

certain faculty for picking up words�察�and a memory for retaining 

them�察�but that any one of the sect should be able to give a 

rational answer�察�to say nothing of an acute one�察�on any subject ´ 

even though the subject were philology ´ is a thing of which I have 

no idea。'



'But you found me giving a lesson in Armenian to this handmaid��'



'I believe I did��' said the man in black。



'And you heard me give what you are disposed to call acute answers 

to the questions you asked me��'



'I believe I did��' said the man in black。



'And would any one but a philologist think of giving a lesson in 

Armenian to a handmaid in a dingle��



'I should think not��' said the man in black。



'Well�察�then�察�don't you see that it is possible for a philologist to 

give not only a rational�察�but an acute answer��'



'I really don't know��' said the man in black。



'What's the matter with you��' said I。



'Merely puzzled��' said the man in black。



'Puzzled��



'Yes。'



'Really puzzled��'



'Yes。'



'Remain so。'



'Well��' said the man in black�察�rising�察�'puzzled or not�察�I will no 

longer trespass upon your and this young lady's retirement�察�only 

allow me�察�before I go�察�to apologise for my intrusion。'



'No apology is necessary��' said I�察�'will you please to take 

anything before you go�拭 �I think this young lady�察�at my request�察�

would contrive to make you a cup of tea。'



'Tea��' said the man in bla

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