“And didst thou cast thy kerchief on it?” asked the father in haste.
“Nay,” replied the girl.
Then he gave her a stinging box on the ear, and ran out himself, but the castle was gone.
As for the witch, St. Anthony’s curse was fulfilled upon her, and she still haunts the hill, carrying the heavy casket and the huge bunch of keys; nor has any one yet been found to ease her of her burden.
[XIII]
THE SILVER NAIL
