They
stretched out their hands, and cried--
"Have mercy, have mercy! We feel you have a toad, and there is no escape
for us. Take the odious beast away, and we will do all you require."
He let them kick a few seconds longer, and then took the toad away. They
then stood up and felt no more pain. John let all depart but the six
chief persons, to whom he said--
"This night, between twelve and one, Elizabeth and I will depart. Load
then for me three waggons with gold and silver and precious stones. I
might, you know, take all that is in the hill, and you deserve it; but I
will be merciful. Further, you must put all the furniture of my chamber
in two waggons, and get ready for me the handsomest travelling carriage
that is in the hill, with six black horses. Moreover, you must set at
liberty all the servants who have been so long here that on earth they
would be twenty years old and upwards; and you must give them as much
silver and gold as will make them rich for life, and make a law that no
one shall be detained here longer than his twentieth year.
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