His eyes were opened wide with terror, and he was trembling from head to foot.

He proceeded to whisper some words in the ears of the landlord, which caused him to start and quake with dread.
"What would I better do ?" asked the landlord in amazement.
"Drive them hence.

No good ever comes to one harboring such." This being made the plain Christian duty of the landlord, he was not slow to act.

He went into the adjoining room, walked up almost to the stranger, holding his sleeping child on his knee, and said: "You must be off." At first the eyes glared at the host fiercely, then became more gentle, as he remarked: "You know me ?" "Yes." "We were turned away from the other inn." "So you will be from this." "Where would you have us go ?" "Anywhere so you leave my house." The stranger had made no effort as yet to rise, and the child who sat at his side with her head on his knee still slept.

Someone brought in a lighted wax taper, and the strange man, gazing on the face of the sleeping child, asked: "Can she remain?
See, she has had no food all day and has journeyed, oh, so far! Won't you let her remain ?" "No, I will have none of you with me." "But she hath done no wrong," persisted the father.
The stubborn landlord shook his head and answered: "It brings ill luck to one having such about.