"
""We want to flame; we will flame- flame!" cried the new-bornWill-o"the-Wisps.
"And thus the affair was settled.
"And now a ball was given, a minute long; it could not well beshorter. The little elf-maidens whirled round three times with therest, that they might not appear proud, but they preferred dancingwith one another.
"And now the sponsors" gifts were presented, and presents werethrown them. These presents flew like pebbles across the sea-water.Each of the elf-maidens gave a little piece of her veil.
""Take that," they said, "and then you"ll know the higher dance,the most difficult turns and twists- that is to say, if you shouldfind them necessary. You"ll know the proper deportment, and then youcan show yourself in the very pick of society."
"The night raven taught each of the young Will-o"-the-Wisps tosay, "Goo-goo-good," and to say it in the right place; and that"s agreat gift which brings its own reward.
"The owl and the stork- but they said it was not worth mentioning,and so we won"t mention it.
"King Waldemar"s wild chase was just then rushing over the moor,and when the great lords heard of the festivities that were goingon, they sent a couple of handsome dogs, which hunt on the spoor ofthe wind, as a present; and these might carry two or three of theWill-o"-the-Wisps. A couple of old Alpas, spirits who occupythemselves with Alp-pressing, were also at the feast; and from thesethe young Will-o"-the-Wisps learned the art of slipping throughevery key-hole, as if the door stood open before them. These Alpasoffered to carry the youngsters to the town, with which they were wellacquainted. They usually rode through the atmosphere on their own backhair, which is fastened into a knot, for they love a hard seat; butnow they sat sideways on the wild hunting dogs, took the youngWill-o"-the-Wisps in their laps, who wanted to go into the town tomislead and entice mortals, and, whisk! away they were. Now, this iswhat happened last night. To-day the Will-o"-the-Wisps are in thetown, and have taken the matter in hand- but where and how? Ah, canyou tell me that? Still, I"ve a lightning conductor in my great toe,and that will always tell me something."
"Why, this is a complete story," exclaimed the man.
"Yes, but it is only the beginning," replied the woman. "Can youtell me how the Will-o"-the-Wisps deport themselves, and how theybehave? and in what shapes they have aforetime appeared and led peopleinto crooked paths?"
"I believe," replied the man, "that one could tell quite a romanceabout the Will-o"-the-Wisps, in twelve parts; or, better still, onemight make quite a popular play of them."
"You might write that," said the woman, "but it"s best let alone."
"Yes, that"s better and more agreeable," the man replied, "forthen we shall escape from the newspapers, and not be tied up bythem, which is just as uncomfortable as for a Will-o"-the-Wisp tolie in decaying wood, to have to gleam, and not to be able to stir."
"I don"t care about it either way," cried the woman. "Let the restwrite, those who can, and those who cannot likewise. I"ll grant you anold bung from my cask that will open the cupboard where poetry"skept in bottles, and you may take from that whatever may be wanting.But you, my good man, seem to have blotted your hands sufficientlywith ink, and to have come to that age of satiety that you need not berunning about every year for stories, especially as there are muchmore important things to be done. You must have understood what isgoing on?"
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