andmanyyearsagoIgaveitasalovegagetoayouthtowhomI
promisedmyselfinmarriage。
Doubtlessallyourtaleistruealso，sir，andIthankyouforyourcourtesyinbringingitsofar。
Itisasadtale，averysadtale。
Andnow，sir，asImaynotaskyoutostayinthishousewhereIlivealone，andthereisnoinnnear，Iproposetosendservingmentoconductyoutomybrother’sdwellingthatissomethingmorethanamileaway，ifindeed，’sheaddedslowly，’youdonotalreadyknowthepath！