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Why was the Peddler surprised when he knocked on the door of the cottage?
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Wherever the Peddler went, he was met with hostile looks and people chased him away. When he knocked at the CrofterтАЩs cottage, he was welcomed in and treated like a guest, not like an unwelcome visitor or a beggar. The Peddler was surprised to be treated with such hospitality.