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It would be interesting to know why England is assigned as the home of these perturbed spirits. Thorpe, vol. ii. p. 69, quoting Afzelius; Haltrich, p. 15; Hapgood, p. 214; Meier, "Volksmärchen," p. 39; Baring-Gould, p. 575. No authority is given by Mr. Baring-Gould, and I have been unable to trace the Hessian tale; but I rely on his correctness.
Again, as he expected, the covering was raised by an unbidden hand and John lamented, that, on account of the interference, instead of the princess, whom he wanted to take to the King, a disgusting corpse had been magically substituted. Haltrich, Deut. Volksmed. d. Inasmuch as the wanderer of our parable finds himself not outside but inside of the receptacle, he is as if in a bath.
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