CHAPTER XIII.
Visit to the Landlord--His Mortifications--Hunter and his Clan--Resolution.
On the following morning, after breakfasting with Belle, who was silent and melancholy, I left her in the dingle, and took a stroll amongst the neighbouring lanes.

After some time I thought I would pay a visit to the landlord of the public-house, whom I had not seen since the day when he communicated to me his intention of changing his religion.

I therefore directed my steps to the house, and on entering it found the landlord standing in the kitchen.

Just then two mean-looking fellows, who had been drinking at one of the tables, and who appeared to be the only customers in the house, got up, brushed past the landlord, and saying in a surly tone, we shall pay you some time or other, took their departure.
"That's the way they serve me now," said the landlord, with a sigh.

"Do you know those fellows," I demanded, "since you let them go away in your debt ?" "I know nothing about them," said the landlord, "save that they are a couple of scamps." "Then why did you let them go away without paying you ?" said I.