"Me, eh? I'm just a harmless old woman, hoping for some peace and quiet… the 'Old Beldame,' they call me, and

"Me, eh? I'm just a harmless old woman, hoping for some peace and quiet… the 'Old Beldame,' they call me, and that's fine — been called worse in my life. Why are you asking? What fool's errand brings you all the way out here?"