question_answer 3)

Did the peddler expect the kind of hospitality that he received from the crofter?

Answer:

When the peddler reached the little grey cottage by the roadside, he knocked on the door to ask for shelter for the night. He was surprised because, instead of the sour faces which ordinarily met him, this time the owner, an old man, was happy to get someone to talk to in his loneliness.