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 the little devil who preceded the great, quickly turning round, pushed the lantern so violently in the latter's face, as to make him imagine the blow was given him by some spirit, on which he dropt senseless on the ground. Don Romero was so much frightened at the effect he had himself produced, as to leave the lantern on the ground and take to his heels, jumping over crosses and graves, till he unfortunately stumbled over a tombstone, where he also fainted.

"The marquis was now determined to put an end to the business; he gave his servants the signal agreed on, who taking away the machinery as secretly as possible, each of us stole out of the sacred place, and all met before the principal gate. Our first care was to bring the two devils to life again, and after some previous conversation, we took lighted tapers and returned humming and coughing to the chapel.

"Still the pious priest zealously continued reading his exorcisms, without lifting an eye from the book. The marquis than advanced close to the pulpit, calling out to the reve-