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the wind; that street urchins ran after her; that men
dropped bridles and meat-axes to gape at her, while
women ran shrieking for the bishop and the chapter
to come and drive the witch from the town.
She herself walked on with majestic assurance,
smiling at their consternation, and Kevenhüller
noticed the small, sharp, feline teeth that glistened
between her parted red lips.
To conceal her identity she wore a long cape,
which hung from her shoulders down her back; but
as ill-luck would have it, the cape did not cover the
end of her tail, which trailed on the pavement.
Kevenhüller also noticed the tail, but it grieved
him that a noble lady should be the laughing-stock
of the town; so he bowed to her, and said, with
delicate courtesy, “Does not your Grace wish to lift her
train?”
The Wood Nymph was touched by the man’s
kindness as well as his politeness; and as she stood
looking at Kevenhüller, it seemed to him that shining
sparks flashed from her eyes into his brain.
“Kevenhüller,” she said, “henceforth with your
two hands you will be able to fashion any master
work you wish, but only one of a kind.”
So spoke she who can make good her word. For
who does not know that the green-clad lady of the
forest has the power to bestow the gift of genius
upon those who win her favor.
Kevenhüller remained in Karlstad, where he
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