| She left with a wave to the kind innkeeper and stepped outside into the morning air. |
| The innkeeper smiled at her when she appeared in the kitchen, and offered her a regular job maintaining his barn. |
| The innkeeper himself greeted Adriana and directed the stabling of the mules and carriages, with grand flourishes and bellowed commands. |
| The innkeeper raised appealing eyes to heaven, spread out his long fingers, and heaved his round shoulders. |
| Before we were done the innkeeper came out once again and took up a post by his bar, needlessly polishing his mugs. |
| The innkeeper now knew, without a doubt, that his guest is not playing with a full deck and he decides to have some fun and play along. |
