'Indeed, sir, you look paley.

A little cordial water?
No?
Then follow me, I beseech you, and I will bring you to the stranger's bed.

You are not the first by many who has slept well below my roof,' continued the old gentleman, mounting the stairs before his guest; 'for good food, honest wine, a grateful conscience, and a little pleasant chat before a man retires, are worth all the possets and apothecary's drugs.

See, sir,' and here he opened a door and ushered Otto into a little white-washed sleeping-room, 'here you are in port.

It is small, but it is airy, and the sheets are clean and kept in lavender.