06-the master thief- 第4部分

Then　she　gave　him　her　night…gown；　but　just　then　it　came　into

his　head　that　he　had　forgotten　to　lock　the　door；　and　he　was　forced

to　go　downstairs　and　do　it　before　he　could　lie　down　in　bed　again。

So　off　he　went　with　the　sheet；　and　the　night…gown　too。



An　hour　later　the　real　Governor　returned。



‘Well；　what　a　time　it　has　taken　to　lock　the　house　door；　father！'

said　his　wife；　‘and　what　have　you　done　with　the　sheet　and　the

night…gown？'



‘What　do　you　mean？'　asked　the　Governor。



‘Oh；　I　am　asking　you　what　you　have　done　with　the　night…gown

and　sheet　that　you　got　to　wipe　the　blood　off　yourself　with；'　said　she。



‘Good　heavens！'　said　the　Governor；　‘has　he　actually　got　the

better　of　me　again？'



When　day　came　the　Master　Thief　came　too；　and　wanted　to

have　the　Governor's　daughter　as　had　been　promised；　and　the

Governor　dared　do　no　otherwise　than　give　her　to　him；　and　much

money　besides；　for　he　feared　that　if　he　did　not　the　Master　Thief

might　steal　the　very　eyes　out　of　his　head；　and　that　he　himself　would

be　ill　spoken　of　by　all　men。　The　Master　Thief　lived　well　and　happily

from　that　time　forth；　and　whether　he　ever　stole　any　more　or　not　I

cannot　tell　you；　but　if　he　did　it　was　but　for　pastime。



＇5＇　From　P。　C。　Asbjornsen。