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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.
"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."