Sir John said, 'The fellow has a devilish good hat; I wish I had it'.

(Hats were not to be got there and theirs were worn out.) They immediately got up (Sir John was on crutches, having broken his leg), took a candle and went into the bedroom, into which the figure had entered.

They searched the bed and every corner of the room to no effect; the windows were fastened up with mortar.

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