"That's splendid! But what shall we do with him, now that we have him in our power?"
"What is done with demons in Scripture? The Saviour throws them into the sea."
"The sea is a long way from here."
"But, you big baby, the public wells are just by!"
"And what will be said to-morrow, when the body is found?"
"Nothing at all will be found; and even the check that we signed, will be turned into tinder."
Ten minutes later, Herr and Frau Meiser were lugging something toward the public wells, and soon dame Catharine murmured, sotto voce, the following incantation:
"Demon, child of hell, be thou accursed!
"Demon, child of hell, be thou dashed headlong down!
"Demon, child of hell, return to hell!"