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But in her own mind, the struggle and the fear were over. She had bravely striven to keep her fairyhood, and in the battle of wits, had lost. She would not be wife, but what a wise, superb and faithful servant she made! BUT IN HER OWN MIND THE STRUGGLE AND THE FEAR WERE OVER SHE HAD BRAVELY STRIVEN TO KEEP HER FAIRYHOOD AND IN THE BATTLE OF WITS HAD LOST SHE WOULD NOT BE WIFE BUT WHAT A WISE SUPERB AND FAITHFUL SERVANT SHE MADE
er. Although he made guesses of every name he could think of, he was never "hot" and got no nearer to the thing sought than if his eyes were bandaged. All the time, he was deeper and deeper in love with the lovely fairy maid. But one night, on returning home, he saw in a turf bog, a group of fairies sitting on a log. At once, he thought, they might be talking about their lost sister. So he crept up quite near them, and soon found that he had guessed right. After a long discussion, finding themselves still at a loss, as to how to recover her, he heard one of them sigh and say, "Oh, Siwsi, my sister, how can you live with a mortal?" "Enough," said the young man to himself. "I've got it." Then, crawling away noiselessly, he ran back all the way to his house, and unlocked the door. Once inside the room, he called out his servant's name--"Siwsi! Siwsi!" Astonished at hearing her name, she cried out, "What mortal has betrayed me? For, surely no fairy would tell on me? Alas, my fate, my fate!  WAS LIKE PLAYING BLIND MAN'S BUFF OR HUNT THE SLIPPER ALTHOUGH HE MADE GUESSES OF EVERY NAME HE COULD THINK OF HE WAS NEVER HOT AND GOT NO NEARER TO THE THING SOUGHT THAN IF HIS EYES WERE BANDAGED ALL THE TIME HE WAS DEEPER AND DEEPER IN LOVE WITH THE LOVELY FAIRY MAID BUT ONE NIGHT ON RETURNING HOME HE SAW IN A TURF BOG A GROUP OF FAIRIES SITTING ON A LOG AT ONCE HE THOUGHT THEY MIGHT BE TALKING ABOUT THEIR LOST SISTER SO HE CREPT UP QUITE NEAR THEM AND SOON FOUND THAT HE HAD GUESSED RIGHT AFTER A LONG DISCUSSION FINDING THEMSELVES STILL AT A LOSS AS TO HOW TO RECOVER HER HE HEARD ONE OF THEM SIGH AND SAY OH SWISSY MY SISTER HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITH A MORTAL ENOUGH THOUGHT THE MAN TO HIMSELF I'VE GOT IT THEN CRAWLING AWAY NOISELESSLY HE RAN BACK ALL THE WAY TO HIS HOUSE AND UNLOCKED THE DOOR ONCE INSIDE THE ROOM HE CALLED OUT HIS SERVANT'S NAME SWISSY SWISSY ASTONISHED AT HEARING HER NAME SHE CRIED OUT WHAT MORTAL HAS BETRAYED ME FOR SURELY NO FAIRY WOULD TELL OF ME ALAS MY FATE MY FATE
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