Musomadeanswer：——
\"Foryourkindintentionandyourgeneroushospitalityandamdeeplygrateful。ButIamsorrythatyoudidnottellmeofyourfather’sdeathwhenIcame;——for，thoughIwasalittletired，IcertainlywasnotsotiredthatIshouldhavefounddifficultyindoingmydutyasapriest。Hadyoutoldme，Icouldhaveperformedtheservicebeforeyourdeparture。Asitis，Ishallperformtheserviceafteryouhavegoneaway;andIshallstaybythebodyuntilmorning。Idonotknowwhatyoumeanbyyourwordsaboutthedangerofstayingherealone;butIamnotafraidofghostsordemons：thereforepleasetofeelnoanxietyonmyaccount。\"
Theyoungmanappearedtoberejoicedbytheseassurances，andexpressedhisgratitudeinfittingwords。Thentheothermembersofthefamily，andthefolkassembledintheadjoiningroom，havingbeentoldofthepriest’skindpromises，cametothankhim，——afterwhichthemasterofthehousesaid：——
\"Now，reverendSir，muchasweregrettoleaveyoualone，wemustbidyoufarewell。Bytheruleofourvillage，noneofuscanstayhereaftermidnight。Webeg，kindSir，thatyouwilltakeeverycareofyourhonorablebody，whileweareunabletoattenduponyou。Andifyouhappentohearorseeanythingstrangeduringourabsence，pleasetellusofthematterwhenwereturninthemorning。\"
Allthenleftthehouse，exceptthepriest，whowenttotheroomwherethedeadbodywaslying。Theusualofferingshadbeensetbeforethecorpse;