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He drew his trusty sword out of its sheath and laid it upon the bed beside him, where he could quickly grasp it. Then he pretended to be asleep and even snored. It was not long before, peeping between his eyelids, only half closed, he saw two cats come stealthily down the chimney. HE DREW HIS TRUSTY SWORD OUT OF ITS SHEATH AND LAID IT UPON THE BED BESIDE HIM WHERE HE COULD QUICKLY GRASP IT THEN HE PRETENDED TO BE ASLEEP AND EVEN SNORED IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE PEEPING BETWEEN HIS EYELIDS ONLY HALF CLOSED HE SAW TWO CATS COME STEALTHILY DOWN THE CHIMNEY
 was in order as when they went to bed. Some people doubted their stories, but when they applied to Hugh the conjurer, he believed them and volunteered to solve the mystery. His motto was "Go anywhere and everywhere, but catch the thief." When Hugh applied one night for lodging at the inn, nothing could be more agreeable than the welcome, and fine manners of his two hostesses. At supper time, and during the evening, they all chatted together merrily. Hugh, who was never at a loss for news or stories, told about the various kinds of people and the many countries he had visited, in imagination, just as if he had seen them all, though he had never set foot outside of Wales. When he was ready to go to bed, he said to the ladies: "It is my custom to keep a light burning in my room, all night, but I will not ask for candles, for I have enough to last me until sunrise." So saying, he bade them good night. Entering his room and locking the door, he undressed, but laid his clothes near at hand. HER HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER AS WHEN THEY WENT TO BED SOME PEOPLE DOUBTED THEIR STORIES BUT WHEN THEY APPLIED TO YOU THE CONJUROR HE BELIEVED THEM AND VOLUNTEERED TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY HIS MOTTO WAS GO ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE BUT CATCH THE THIEF WHEN YOU APPLIED ONE NIGHT FOR LODGING AT THE INN NOTHING COULD BE MORE AGREEABLE THAN THE WELCOME AND FINE MANNERS OF HIS TWO HOSTESSES AT SUPPER TIME AND DURING THE EVENING THEY ALL CHATTED TOGETHER MERRILY YOU WHO WAS NEVER AT A LOSS FOR NEWS OR STORIES TOLD ABOUT THE VARIOUS KINDS OF PEOPLE AND THE MANY COUNTRIES HE HAD VISITED IN IMAGINATION JUST AS HE HAD SEEN THEM ALL ALTHOUGH HE HAD NEVER SET FOOT OUTSIDE OF WALES WHEN HE WAS READY TO GO TO BED HE SAID TO THE LADIES IT IS MY CUSTOM TO KEEP A LIGHT BURNING IN MY ROOM ALL NIGHT BUT I WILL NOT ASK FOR CANDLES FOR I HAVE ENOUGH TO LAST ME UNTIL SUNRISE SO SAYING HE BADE THEM GOOD NIGHT ENTERING HIS ROOM AND LOCKING THE DOOR HE UNDRESSED BUT LAID HIS CLOTHES NEAR AT HAND
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