Outside the Coughing Goat Inn a dark figure materialized.
The crowds had dispersed and only the boys stood in the dim lamplight.They were discussing whether or not to call it a night and did not see the figure when it approached.They turned and spotted him and began speaking --but stopped, recognizing something wrong with this individual.
The figure leaned over and handed a coin to the larger boy.After speaking for a moment in hushed tones, the boy pointed toward the Coughing Goat Inn.The dark figure stood and floated toward one of the other inns.He disappeared inside as if he had never existed.The boys looked at each and called it a night.