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 been habitable for many years. I enquired the reason of it."

"At present," replied the host, "I dare not give you an account of it, to-morrow you shall know every thing: But, very likely, this night will make you guess the reason."

"The Baron and I entreated him to satisfy our curiosity, but he shook his head and left the room."

"Pinched by hunger we took up with our scanty supper, and then asked the landlord to shew us to our beds, but, alas! there was not one bed unoccupied in the whole house, and we were obliged to rest our weary limbs upon a bed of clean straw in the middle of the room."

"The Baron soon began to snore, but I could not get a wink of sleep. Now the watchman announced the hour of midnight