He will quickly usher his guest past his working parlor and into the living space where a high-backed chair is already positioned near the hearth. The coals of a fire are still glowing in it, but he'll make haste to stoke them and add a few new logs. Once he's satisfied that the fire is catching, he can return to using his hands for the conversation.

|It seems unfair to leave you in suspense, so forgive my bluntness. I believe you may be dead, and somehow your spirit is visiting this body, which is not your original body|