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Chapter 16

           Afterexchangingamuteglanceortwo,thehermitwenttothefurthersideofthehut,andopenedahutch,whichwasconcealedwithgreatcareandsomeingenuity.Outoftherecessesofadarkcloset,intowhichthisaperturegaveadmittance,hebroughtalargepasty,bakedinapewterplatterofunusualdimensions.Thismightydishheplacedbeforehisguest,who,usinghisponiardtocutitopen,lostnotimeinmakinghimselfacquaintedwithitscontents.

           "Howlongisitsincethegoodkeeperhasbeenhere?"saidtheknighttohishost,afterhavingswallowedseveralhastymorselsofthisreinforcementtothehermit’sgoodcheer.

           "Abouttwomonths,"answeredthefatherhastily.

           "BythetrueLord,"answeredtheknight,"everythinginyourhermitageismiraculous,HolyClerk!forIwouldhavebeenswornthatthefatbuckwhichfurnishedthisvenisonhadbeenrunningonfootwithintheweek."

           Thehermitwassomewhatdiscountenancedbythisobservation;and,moreover,hemadebutapoorfigurewhilegazingonthediminutionofthepasty,onwhichhisguestwasmakingdesperateinroads;awarfareinwhichhispreviousprofessionofabstinencelefthimnopretextforjoining.

           "IhavebeeninPalestine,SirClerk,"saidtheknight,stoppingshortofasudden,"andIbethinkmeitisacustomtherethateveryhostwhoentertainsaguestshallassurehimofthewholesomenessofhisfood,bypartakingofitalongwithhim.

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