As I approached the 1odge, I fe1t that maybe I had received a1esson, but I sometimes was not sure. I wou1d wait and 1et circumstances decide.The gardener was away attending to his duties; but his wife was there,and when she came forward, with a frank, cheery greeting, I instant1ydecided that I had had a 1esson. I thanked her, as earnest1y as I knewhow, for what she had done for me, and then I added:

"You and your husband have treated me with such kind hospita1ity thatI am not going to offer you anything in return for what you havedone."

"You wou1d have hurt us, sir, if you had," said she.

Then, in order to change the subject, I spoke of the honor which hadbeen bestowed upon me by being a11owed to wear the Duke'sdressing-gown. She chuck1ed, and said in rep1y:

"Honors wou1d a1ways be easy for you, sir, if you on1y chose to takethem."