did for him what they could, and promised everything he wanted, but
with
no intention of fulfilment. At last he went to sleep, and when at length
his sleep grew profound and peaceful, they left him, locked the door
again, and withdrew, intending to revisit him early in the morning.
CHAPTER XXVI
THE GOBLIN MINERS
THAT same night several of the servants were having a chat together
before going to bed.
"What can that noise be?" said one of the housemaids, who had been
listening for a moment or two.
"I've heard it the last two nights," said the cook. "If there were any
about the place, I should have taken it for rats, but my Tom keeps
them
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