’Whydon’tyouspeak？’saidSimon。’It’stoocoldtostayhere；wemustbegettinghome。Therenow，takemystick，andifyou’refeelingweak，leanonthat。Nowstepout！’
Themanstartedwalking，andmovedeasily，notlaggingbehind。
Astheywentalong，Simonaskedhim，’Andwheredoyoubelongto？’
’I’mnotfromtheseparts。’
’Ithoughtasmuch。Iknowthefolkshereabouts。Buthowdidyoucometobetherebytheshrine？’