He realised her father must have been especially gifted and he must have had a certain amount of money to be able to travel to places such a great distance from England and astute as well in persuading the local people to do as he advised.
What Adela was telling him was most interesting and at the same time he thought it considerably increased the problem of what he should do with her.
As if Adela was now thinking back to the years when she had travelled with her father, she was silent for a long time.
Then unexpectedly she asked,
“Where are you going and where can I stay tonight?”
“That is just what I was wondering myself. I still have a long way to go before I reach my destination, but now I have to think about you.”
“I do not want to be a bother or an encumbrance,” said Adela in a
