Now, please don't come any farther with me! It has only just dawned on me that your way probably lies in the direction of the mines.
I shouldn't have let you come so far if I had realized it sooner." He looked momentarily surprised.

"But I do live in this direction," he said.

"In any case, I hope you will allow me to see you safely back." "But there is no need," she protested.

"We are practically there.

Do you really live this way ?" "Yes.