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 Herrman smiling shook his head.

"I also," thus Hellfried went on, "do not believe in apparitions; yet, when travelling through Germany, I have met with adventures which I still am unable to unriddle."

Herrman pricked up his ears, awaiting in dumb expectation the narrative of his friend's wondrous adventures: Hellfried kept him not long in suspence, and began as follows:

"The great fair was just beginning, when I arrived at F, the bustle of the buyers and venders, the meeting with a number of dear friends, and the many different amusements, promised to afford me a great deal of pleasure, and I resolved to stay a few weeks at that town."

"The inn where I had taken lodgings was crowded with travellers; an aged hoary man amongst them was particularly