on some of his clothes, not forgetting his shoes, which were armed
with
nails; then spying an old hunting-knife, or short sword, hanging on the
wall, he caught it, and rushed down the stairs, guided by the sounds of
strife, which grew louder and louder.
When he reached the ground floor he found the whole place swarming.
All
the goblins of the mountain seemed gathered there. He rushed
amongst
them, shouting--
"One, two,
Hit and hew!
Three, four,
Blast and bore!"
and with every rhyme he came down a great stamp upon a foot, cutting
at
the same time at their faces--executing, indeed, a sword dance of the
wildest description. Away scattered the goblins in every
direction,--into closets, upstairs, into chimneys, up on rafters, and
down to the cellars. Curdie went on stamping and slashing and
singing,
Madhuri Noah
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