the misfortune to kill him, but it then could not be helped. I took
up the bundle that contained everything belonging to the corpse
that was valuable, intending to take my departure from this
melancholy abode; but just as I came to the mouth of the entrance
I saw the guards of the place coming towards me, and distinctly
heard them saying that they would look in the vault, for that the
Black Thief would think little of robbing the corpse if he was
anywhere in the place. I did not then know in what manner to act,
for if I was seen I would surely lose my life, as everybody had a
look-out at that time, and because there was no person bold enough
to come in on me. I knew very well on the first sight of me that
could be got, I would be shot like a dog. However, I had not time to
lose. I took and raised up the man which I had killed, as if he was
standing on his feet, and I, crouching behind him, bore him up as
well as I could, so that the guards readily saw him as they came up
to the vault. Seeing the man in black, one of the men cried that
was the Black Thief, and, presenting his piece, fired at the man, at
which I let him fall, and crept into a little dark corner myself, that
was at the entrance of the place. When they saw the man fall,
they ran all into the vault, and never stopped until they were at the
end of it, for fear, as I thought, that there might be some others
along with him that was killed. But while they were busy
inspecting the corpse and the vault to see what they could miss, I
slipped out, and, once away, and still away; but they never had the
Black Thief in their power since.'

`Well, my brave fellow,' says the Knight of the Glen, `I see you
have come through many dangers: you have freed these two princes
by your stories; but I am sorry myself that this young prince has
to suffer for all. Now, if you could tell me something as wonderful