The phrases that show the difference between what the man thinks and what the reader suspects are:
The fire was a success
Those old-timers were rather warmish
Any man who was a man could travel alone
Explanation:
These are examples of dramatic irony, where the author allows the reader to be aware of some things that the characters do not have. This allows the reader to be able to create their own suspicions regarding the plot that are not shared between the characters, which form completely different suspicions.
