We are here temporarily, and we put up that sign just to please ourselves." "That is pretty poor fun for me," said the man.

"I am very tired, and more hungry than tired.

Couldn't you let me have a little supper at any rate ?" Euphemia glanced at me.

I nodded.
"You are welcome to some supper," she said, "Come in! We eat in the kitchen because it is more convenient, and because it is so much more cheerful than the dining-room.

There is a pump out there, and here is a towel, if you would like to wash your hands." As the man went out the back door I complimented my wife.