“Do you know Sussex?”

“Well, your Grace, I don’t know as how⁠—”

“ Do you know Sussex? ”

“No, your Grace⁠—er⁠—yes, your Grace! I should say, not well, your Grace!”

“Have you heard of a place called Littledean?”

“No, s⁠—your Grace.”

“Midhurst?”

“Oh, yes, your Grace.”

“Good. Littledean is seven miles west of it. You will find that out⁠—also an inn called, I think, ‘The Pointing Finger.’ There you will lodge.”

“Yes, your Grace, certainly.”