Herrman smiling shook his head.
"I also," thus Hellfried went on, "do not believe in apparitions; yet, when travelling through Germany, I have met with adventures which I still am unable to unriddle."
Herrman pricked up his ears, awaiting in dumb expectation the narrative of his friend's wondrous adventures: Hellfried kept him not long in suspence, and began as follows:
"The great fair was just beginning, when I arrived at F———, the bustle of the buyers and venders, the meeting with a number of dear friends, and the many different amusements, promised to afford me a great deal of pleasure, and I resolved to stay a few weeks at that town."
"The inn where I had taken lodgings was crowded with travellers; an aged hoary man amongst them was particularlynoticed
