I had three pieces of gold, eight pieces of silver, and thirteen copper pennies. Coppers in hand, I stepped blinking into sunlight to buy fresh bread, and I ate quickly before children could find me. Then I purchased cheese and smoked meat, a cup, a comb, and a coarse cloth. In the cloth, I wrapped these things, and I carried the bundle on a stick. With each purchase, I asked directions to Périgord, and when every answer was the same, I took the road southeast. —
The Fool
