Question

The pedestrian said to the shopkeeper." Can you tell me the nearest way to the cinema?"
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Answer 1

The answer is: The traveller asked the peasant (a) if/whether he could tell him the way to the nearest inn. The peasant replied that he would and asked (b) if he wanted the one in which he could spend the night. The traveller replied that he did not wish to stay but(c) only wanted a meal.