At this declaration, which was so awe-inspiring, I shuddered in terror, and commenced to scrutinize the crone more narrowly.

"Come now," said OEnothea, "obey my orders," and, carefully wiping her hands, she bent over the cot and kissed me, once, twice! On the middle of the altar OEnothea placed an old table, upon which she heaped live coals, then with melted pitch she repaired a goblet which had become cracked through age.
Next she replaced, in the smoke-stained wall, a peg which had come out when she took down the wooden goblet.

Then, having donned a mantle, in the shape of a piece of square-cut cloth, she set a huge kettle upon the hearth and at the same time speared with a fork a cloth hanging upon the meathooks, and lifted it down.

It contained some beans which had been laid away for future use, and a very small and stale piece of pig's cheek, scored with a thousand slashes.

When she had untied the string which fastened the cloth, she poured some of the beans upon the table and ordered me to shell them quickly and carefully.