His companions sped merrily on.
Farquhar glanced down the wide chimney. In the cottage kitchen he saw a lovely young woman. She had a rosy-cheeked baby in her arms. Now Farquhar was in his mortal state again. He liked children very much. A word of blessing rose to his lips. He looked at the mother and child and said,
“God shield you[24 - God shield you. – Храни вас Бог.]”.
The Holy Name crossed his lips. The spell was broken. Instantly his thoughts flew to his friends at home. His thoughts flew to the Mistress and to her flour. He was sure that he was absent for some weeks. So he hurried to the farm.
He arrived in the neighbourhood. Everything seemed strange. There were woods, and walls in the neighborhood! To his amazement, he did not find his way to the farm. He expected to find his father's house. But he found a crop of rank green nettles.
What does it all mean? In great distress he looked about for someone to tell him. At last he found an old man. That man thatched the roof of a cottage.
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