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His joviality revived a little my spirits, but his country-like simplicity, and his seeming honesty appeared to me very little corresponding with the great number of fire arms and swords which I had seen, yet I joined him at last in eating and drinking.
When supper was over I could no longer suppress my curiosity, and asked him why he kept so many guns and swords in his house.
"What," replied he rather angry, "what is this to you? I get sometimes visitors for whom I must keep them."
"But why," resumed I, "so great a number as I have seen in the recess by the fireside?"
"These are fine doings," said he angrily, "who bade you to search my room? Is this becoming a guest?"
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