Nay, is it really thou? said the learned man. It is most remarkable: I never imagined that ones old shadow could come again as a man.
Tell me what I have to pay, said the shadow; for I dont like to be in any sort of debt.
How canst thou talk so? said the learned man. What debt is there to talk about? Make thyself as free as anyone else. I am extremely glad to hear of thy good fortune: sit down, old friend, and tell me a little how it has gone with thee, and what thou hast seen at our opposite neighbors therein the warm lands.
Yes, I will tell you all about it, said the shadow, and sat down: but then you must also promise me, that, wherever you may meet me, you will never say to anyone here in the town that I have been your shadow. I intend to get betrothed, for I can provide for more than one family.
Be quite at thy ease about that, said the learned man; I shall not say to anyone who thou actually art: here is my handI promise it, and a mans bond is his word.
A word is a shadow, said the shadow, and as such it must speak.
It was really quite astonishing how much of a man it was. It was dressed entirely in black, and of the very finest cloth; it had patent leather boots, and a hat that could be folded together, so that it was bare crown and brim; not to speak of what we already know it hadseals, gold neck-chain, and diamond rings; yes, the shadow was well-dressed, and it was just that which made it quite a man.
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