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ie had suffered much during the night from a cat, 

 vhich leaped upon his bed, howled, and played 

 :he most frightful antics. Thev then began to 



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suspect witchcraft, and resolved that the household 

 should watch during the next night. On the 

 stroke of twelve a cat was seen coming out of 

 oheir daughter's room. One of the servants gave 

 ;hase, and another went into the room, fearing that 

 ihe young lady had also been bewitched, and saw 

 ler lying on the bed as cold as marble. The cry 

 tirose that she was killed. The parents, mad with 

 rrief, made after the cat to destroy it, but with 

 eaps and bounds, it kept them busy all night as if 

 :hey had been huntsmen chasing a hare, and all in 

 ~ain. As the bells began to sound for matins the 

 pat ran into the young lady's room, and the mother, 

 )eating her brow, exclaimed : " she who has be- 

 rk ched my son is none other than his sister." 

 Pushing into the room they found her, no longer 

 ike a dead body, but all panting from the night- 

 ong chase. Her mother searched all the corners, 

 bid rinding the book and earthen pot, bade throw 

 .hem into the Arno. They then besought their 

 laughter to undo the mischief she had wrought 

 ipon her brother, and so many more, and to promise 

 he would never do the like again ; but to nothing 

 >f this would she consent. Then they threw her out 

 >f window in fear and to the breaking of her bones. 



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Che servants came and took her up ; laying her on 

 ler bed again ; telling her to heal her brother. Not 

 ;ven in the last moments of life, however, would 

 (he repent. She could not die till Mengot had 

 ead for her a spell of loosing, and on him therefore 

 he still lay crying. The servants told this to 



