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Thesurging，violentcrowdnowcriedaround。”Back，peasants，back！Dohimnoharm！”
SuddenexclaimedaMonsieur，speakingwithalarm；
Thepeasantsmovedaside，andthengaveplaceToMontluc，glitteringwithgoldenlace；
ItwastheBaronofRoquefort！
Thefrightenedgirls，likehuntedhares，Atoncedispers’d，flewhereandthere。
Theshepherds，butamomentafter，Withthrillingfifeandbeaminglaughter，ThebraveandgoodPascalattendedonhisway，Untohishumblehome，as’twerehisnuptialday。
ButMarcel，furious，madwithrage，exclaimed，”Oh！couldIstabandkillthem！ButI’mmaimed！”
OnlyagestureofhislordRestrainedhim，handuponhissword。
Thendidhegrindhisteeth，ashelaybattered，Andinalowandbrokenvoicehemuttered：”Theyloveeachother，anddespisemykindness，Shefavourshim，andsheadmireshisfondness；
Ah，well！byMarcel’spatron，I’llnottarryTomakethemsmart，andFranconnetteNootherhusbandthanmyselfshallmarry！”
SECONDPART。
TheEnamouredBlacksmith——HisFretfulMother——TheBuskingSoiree——Pascal’sSong——TheSorcereroftheBlackForest——
TheGirlSoldtotheDemon。
SinceRoquefortfete，one，two，threemonthshavefled；
Thedancingfrolic，withtheharvestended；
Theout-doorsportsarebanished——
Forwintercomes；theairissadandcold，itsighsUnderthevaultedskies。
Atfallofnight，noneriskstowalkacrossthefields，Foreachone，sadandcheerless，beeldsBeforethegreatfiresblazing，Ortalksofwolfishfiends[3]amazing；
Andsorcerers——tomakeoneshudderwithaffright——
Thatwalkaroundthecotssowight，Or’neaththegloomyelms，andbyfarmyardsatnight。
ButnowatlasthasChristmascome，AndlittleJack，whobeatsthedrum，Criesroundthehamlet，withhisbeamingface：”Comebriskenup，youmaidensfair，Amerrybusking[4]shalltakeplaceOnFriday，firstnightoftheyear！”
Ah！nowthehappyyouthsandmaidensfairProclaimedthedrummer’swords，sobrightandrare。
ThenewswerecarriedfarandnearLightasabirdmostfleetWithwingstocarrythoughtssosweet。
Thesun，withbeamingrays，hadscarcelyshoneEreeverywherethejoyousnewshadflown；
Ateveryfiresidetheywereknown，Byeveryhearth，inconversekeen，Thebuskingwasthetheme。
ButwhentheFridaycame，afrozendewwasraining，Andbyafirelessforgeamothersatcomplaining；
Andtoherson，whosatthereby，Shespokeatlastentreatingly：”Hastthouforgotthesummerday，myboy，whenthoudi
