He has come ! '<br>They were silent , but the old woman peeped from behind a curtain , and saw the snake busy at the pots which she had placed ready for him in the courtyard .<br>And after he had done eating and drinking he came to the door : ` You old body ! '<br>he cried ; ` what smell is that I smell inside that is not the smell of every day ? '<br>` Oh , master ! '<br>answered she , ' I am alone , as I always am !<br>But to-day , after many days , I have sprinkled fresh scent all over me , and it is that which you smell .
An elderly man peeped from behind a curtain.