Here, however, the young woman, whom I had met in the morning, entered.

A smile passed between the mother and daughter; and then the latter began to help her mother in little household duties.
"I should like to stay here till the evening," I said; "and then go on my journey, if you will allow me." "You are welcome to do as you please; only it might be better to stay all night, than risk the dangers of the wood then.

Where are you going ?" "Nay, that I do not know," I replied, "but I wish to see all that is to be seen, and therefore I should like to start just at sundown." "You are a bold youth, if you have any idea of what you are daring; but a rash one, if you know nothing about it; and, excuse me, you do not seem very well informed about the country and its manners.

However, no one comes here but for some reason, either known to himself or to those who have charge of him; so you shall do just as you wish." Accordingly I sat down, and feeling rather tired, and disinclined for further talk, I asked leave to look at the old book which still screened the window.

The woman brought it to me directly, but not before taking another look towards the forest, and then drawing a white blind over the window.