132/210 Sit down on that bench while I procure you some refreshment. You appear much in need of it." And without waiting for a reply, she ran off, and presently afterwards returned with a small loaf of bread and a bottle of beer. But seeing that his kind provider looked greatly disappointed, he swallowed a few mouthfuls, and raised the bottle to his lips. As he did so, a sudden feeling of sickness seized him, and he set it down untasted. |