thou art the best of the witches; cried the young fisherman; and
i will surely dance with thee to…night on the top of the mountain。
i would indeed that thou hadst asked of me either gold or silver。
but such as thy price is thou shalt have it; for it is but a little
thing。 and he doffed his cap to her; and bent his head low; and
ran back to the town filled with a great joy。
and the witch watched him as he went; and when he had passed from
her sight she entered her cave; and having taken a mirror from a
box of carved cedarwood; she set it up on a frame; and burned
vervain on lighted charcoal before it; and peered through the coils
of the smoke。 and after a time she clenched her hands in anger。
he should have been mine; she muttered; i am as fair as she is。
and that evening; when the moon had risen; the young fisherman
climbed up to the top of the mountain; and stood under the branches
of the hornbeam。 like a targe of polished metal the round sea lay
at his feet; and the shadows of the fishing…boats moved in the
little bay。 a great owl; with yellow sulphurous eyes; called to
him by his name; but he made it no answer。 a black dog ran towards
him and snarled。 he struck it with a rod of willow; and it went
away whining。
at midnight the witches came flying through the air like bats。
phew! they cried; as they lit upon the ground; there is some one
here we know not! and they sniffed about; and chattered to each
other; and made signs。 last of all came the young witch; with her
red hair streaming in the wind。 she wore a dress of gold tissue
embroidered with peacocks eyes; and a little cap of green velvet
was on her head。
where is he; where is he? shrieked the witches when they saw her;
but she only laughed; and ran to the hornbeam; and taking the
fisherman by the hand she led him out into the moonlight and began
to dance。
round and round they whirled; and the young witch jumped so high
that he could see the scarlet heels of her shoes。 then right
across the dancers came the sound of the galloping of a horse; but
no horse was to be seen; and he felt afraid。
faster; cried the witch; and she threw her arms about his neck;
and her breath was hot upon his face。 faster; faster! she cried;
and the earth seemed to spin beneath his feet; and his brain grew
troubled; and a great terror fell on him; as of some evil thing
that was watching him; and at last he became aware that under the
shadow of a rock there was a figure that had not been there before。
it was a man dressed in a suit of black velvet; cut in the spanish
fashion。 his face was strangely pale; but his lips were like a
proud red flower。 he seemed weary; and was leaning back toying in
a listless manner with the pommel of his dagger。 on the grass
beside him lay a plumed hat; and a pair of riding…gloves gauntleted
with gilt lace; and sewn with seed…pearls wrought into a curious
device。 a short cloak lined with sables hang from his shoulder;
and his delicate white hands were gemmed with rings。 heavy eyelids
drooped over his eyes。
the young fisherman watched him; as one snared in a spell。 at last
their eyes met; and wherever he danced it seemed to him that the
eyes of the man were upon him。 he heard the witch laugh; and
caught her by the waist; and whirled her madly round and round。
suddenly a dog bayed in the wood; and the dancers stopped; and
going up two by two; knelt down; and kissed the mans hands。 as
they did so; a little smile touched his proud lips; as a birds
wing touches the water and makes it laugh。 but there was disdain
in it。 he kept looking at the young fisherman。
e! let us worship; whispered the witch; and she led him up;
and a great desire to do as she besought him seized on him; and he
followed her。 but when he came close; and without knowing why he
did it; he made on his breast the sign of the cross; and called
upon the holy name。
no sooner had he done so than the witches screamed like hawks and
flew away; and the pallid face that had been watching him twitched
with a spasm of pain。 the man went over to a little wood; and
whistled。 a jennet with silver trappings came running to meet him。
as he leapt upon the saddle he turned round; and looked at the
young fisherman sadly。
and the witch with the red hair tried to fly away also; but the
fisherman caught her by her wrists; and held her fast。
loose me; she cried; and let me go。 for thou hast named what
should not be named; and shown the sign that may not be looked at。
nay; he answered; but i will not let thee go till thou hast told
me the secret。
what secret? said the witch; wrestling with him like a wild cat;
and biting her foam…flecked lips。
thou knowest; he made answer。
her grass…green eyes grew dim with tears; and she said to the
fisherman; ask me anything but that!
he laughed; and held her all the more tightly。
and when she saw that she could not free herself; she whispered to
him; surely i am as fair as the daughters of the sea; and as
ely as those that dwell in the blue waters; and she fawned on
him and put her face close to his。
but he thrust her back frowning; and said to her; if thou keepest
not the promise that thou madest to me i will slay thee for a false
witch。
she grew grey as a blossom of the judas tree; and shuddered。 be
it so; she muttered。 it is thy soul and not mine。 do with it as
thou wilt。 and she took from her girdle a little knife that had a
handle of green vipers skin; and gave it to him。
what shall this serve me? he asked of her; wondering。
she was silent for a few moments; and a look of terror came over
her face。 then she brushed her hair back from her forehead; and
smiling strangely she said to him; what men call the shadow of the
body is not the shadow of the body; but is the body of the soul。
stand on the sea…shore with thy back to the moon; and cut away from
around thy feet thy shadow; which is thy souls body; and bid thy
soul leave thee; and it will do so。
the young fish
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