XIV. A FLIGHT, A STONE-CUTTER'S SHED, AND A VOICE OUTSIDE

XV. LARGE BODIES MOVE SLOWLY,--BUT MR. SPROUSE WAS SMALLER THAN THE
AVERAGE

XVI. THE FIRST WAYFARER VISITS A SHRINE, CONFESSES, AND TAKES AN
OATH

XVII. THE SECOND WAYFARER IS TRANSFORMED, AND MARRIAGE IS FLOUTED

XVIII. MR. SPROUSE CONTINUES TO BE PERPLEXING, BUT PUTS HIS NOSE TO
THE GROUND

XIX. A TRIP BY NIGHT, A SUPPER, AND A LATE ARRIVAL

XX. THE FIRST WAYFARER HAS ONE TREASURE THRUST UPON HIM,--AND
FORTHWITH CLAIMS ANOTHER

XXI. THE END IN SIGHT




CHAPTER I

THE FIRST WAYFARER AND THE SECOND WAYFARER MEET AND PART ON THE
HIGHWAY


A solitary figure trudged along the narrow road that wound its