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The Story of the Goblins who stole a Sexton

           Atlengthallthiswasdevoutlybelieved;andthenewsextonusedtoexhibittothecurious,foratriflingemolument,agood-sizedpieceofthechurchweathercockwhichhadbeenaccidentallykickedoffbytheaforesaidhorseinhisaerialflight,andpickedupbyhimselfinthechurchyard,ayearortwoafterwards.

           ‘Unfortunately,thesestoriesweresomewhatdisturbedbytheunlooked-forreappearanceofGabrielGrubhimself,sometenyearsafterwards,aragged,contented,rheumaticoldman.Hetoldhisstorytotheclergyman,andalsotothemayor;andincourseoftimeitbegantobereceivedasamatterofhistory,inwhichformithascontinueddowntothisveryday.Thebelieversintheweathercocktale,havingmisplacedtheirconfidenceonce,werenoteasilyprevailedupontopartwithitagain,sotheylookedaswiseastheycould,shruggedtheirshoulders,touchedtheirforeheads,andmurmuredsomethingaboutGabrielGrubhavingdrunkalltheHollands,andthenfallenasleepontheflattombstone;andtheyaffectedtoexplainwhathesupposedhehadwitnessedinthegoblin’scavern,bysayingthathehadseentheworld,andgrownwiser

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