The subject was then dropped.
The company then sat down to eat tarts and drink wine out
DREW THE PEAK OF HIS CAP OVER HIS EYES, IN ORDER TO SEE WHAT TOOK PLACE
of large goblets. A witch, in a large hat, with two black cats in attendance, organized games. John Twist was so tired that he fell into a deep sleep. When he awoke the entire company had vanished, with the exception of an old man who was seated at a little table with a bottle of wine before him, at the entrance to the cellar.
“Where are the two ladies I know?” asked John Twist.
“Gone,” he replied.
“How shall I return home?” asked John uneasily.
“There is one way,” said the little man; “ride astride this pig, and he will take you home, but you must not utter a word on the way.”