the black dwarf(黑侏儒)-第38章
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him。 Many believed that; having ventured to enter a consecrated
building; contrary to his paction with the Evil One; he had been bodily
carried off while on his return to his cottage; but most are of opinion that
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THE BLACK DWARF
he only disappeared for a season; and continues to be seen from time to
time among the hills。 And retaining; according to custom; a more vivid
recollection of his wild and desperate language; than of the benevolent
tendency of most of his actions; he is usually identified with the malignant
demon called the Man of the Moors; whose feats were quoted by Mrs。
Elliot to her grandsons; and; accordingly; is generally represented as
bewitching the sheep; causing the ewes to KEB; that is; to cast their lambs;
or seen loosening the impending wreath of snow to precipitate its weight
on such as take shelter; during the storm; beneath the bank of a torrent; or
under the shelter of a deep glen。 In short; the evils most dreaded and
deprecated by the inhabitants of that pastoral country; are ascribed to the
agency of the BLACK DWARF。
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