With housewifely pride, Audrey had dished up her country fare, and smiled to see her guest's enjoyment of it.  The great logs roared on the hearth and lit up the shining pewter on the dresser and the one silver tankard that was Audrey's pride.  Empty though the great kitchen was, its dainty cleanliness and the splendid solidity of the oak rafters and settle, saved it from any look of squalid poverty.  Yet the simple surroundings could not fail to strike the stranger.