A little after nine o'clock he made his appearance even more glum and ill-tempered than the evening before, complaining that his bed had been hard, and that the noise in the house had kept, him awake; then he opened the door and looked out at the sky.
The prospect was not very cheering, certainly, for the wind was blowing a gale, and the stranger concluded not to venture out.

Still he did not waste his time.

With his pipe in his mouth he walked about the inn as if trying to familiarize himself with the arrangement of the interior.

He visited all the different rooms, examined the furniture, and peered into cupboards and sideboards with as much coolness as if he had been in his own house.
Though the man was singular in appearance, his actions were certainly even more singular.

Finally he seated himself in the big arm-chair, and proceeded to question Dame Hansen in a curt, almost rude tone.