Sign of the Stranger e-bog

Excerpt: "e;The shabby stranger seated himself familiarly in a nook beside the wide-open chimney of the tap-room, and stretched out his long thin legs with a sigh. "e;I want something to eat; a bit of cold meat, or bread and cheese-anything you have handy-and a glass of beer. I'm very tired."e; The village publican, scanning the stranger's features keenly, moved slowly to execute the command and lingered over the cutting of the meat. The other seemed to read the signs like a flash, for he roughly drew out a handful of money, saying in his bluff outspoken way..."e;