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The people of the inn seemed rather astonished at his behaviour. They regarded him, with troubled looks, and then gathered together among themselves and consulted in whispers. THE PEOPLE OF THE INN SEEMED RATHER ASTONISHED AT HIS BEHAVIOUR THEY REGARDED HIM WITH TROUBLED LOOKS AND THEN GATHERED TOGETHER AMONG THEMSELVES AND CONSULTED IN WHISPERS
ed their kindness, and ate a most excellent supper. Indeed, so excellent a meal did he make, and so kind and attentive were his hosts to him, that, after supper, he felt he wanted to thank them, and to convey to them some idea of how pleased and satisfied he was. He could not explain himself in language. He only knew enough Spanish to just ask for what he wanted--and even to do that he had to be careful not to want much. He had not got as far as sentiment and emotion at that time. Accordingly he started to express himself in action. He stood up and pointed to the empty table where the supper had been, then opened his mouth and pointed down his throat. Then he patted that region of his anatomy where, so scientific people tell us, supper goes to, and smiled. He has a rather curious smile, has my friend. He himself is under the impression that there is something very winning in it, though, also, as he admits, a touch of sadness. They use it in his family for keeping the children in order. ND HE BEING HUNGRY APPRECIATED THEIR KINDNESS AND ATE A MOST EXCELLENT SUPPER INDEED SO EXCELLENT A MEAL DID HE MAKE AND SO KIND AND ATTENTIVE WERE HIS HOSTS TO HIM THAT AFTER SUPPER HE FELT HE WANTED TO THANK THEM AND TO CONVEY TO THEM SOME IDEA OF HOW PLEASED AND SATISFIED HE WAS HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN HIMSELF IN LANGUAGE HE ONLY KNEW ENOUGH SPANISH TO JUST ASK FOR WHAT HE WANTED AND EVEN TO DO THAT HE HAD TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO WANT MUCH HE HAD NOT GOT AS FAR AS SENTIMENT AND EMOTION AT THAT TIME ACCORDINGLY HE STARTED TO EXPRESS HIMSELF IN ACTION HE STOOD UP AND POINTED TO THE EMPTY TABLE WHERE THE SUPPER HAD BEEN THEN OPENED HIS MOUTH AND POINTED DOWN HIS THROAT THEN HE PATTED THAT REGION OF HIS ANATOMY WHERE SO SCIENTIFIC PEOPLE TELL US SUPPER GOES TO AND SMILED HE HAS A RATHER CURIOUS SMILE HAS MY FRIEND HE HIMSELF IS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WINNING IN IT THOUGH ALSO AS HE ADMITS A TOUCH OF SADNESS THEY USE IT IN HIS FAMILY FOR KEEPING THE CHILDREN IN ORDER
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