It was some time before he obtained any answer, and the reply, when made, was unpropitious. After exchanging a mute glance or two, the hermit went to the further side of the hut, and opened a hutch, which was concealed with.
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Out of the recesses of a dark closet, into which this aperture gave admittance, he brought a large pasty, baked in a pewter platter of unusual dimensions.
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