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At this, with one sweep of his sword, Hugh struck at the cat's paw. The beast howled frightfully, and both animals ran for the chimney and disappeared. After that, everything was quiet until breakfast time. AT THIS WITH ONE SWEEP OF HIS SWORD YOU STRUCK AT THE CAT'S PAW THE BEAST HOWLED FRIGHTFULLY AND BOTH ANIMALS RAN FOR THE CHIMNEY AND DISAPPEARED AFTER THAT EVERYTHING WAS QUIET UNTIL BREAKFAST TIME
 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. 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. When in the room, the animals frisked about, and then gamboled and romped in the most lively way. Then they chased each other around the bed, as if they were trying to find out whether Hugh was asleep. Meanwhile, the supposed sleeper kept perfectly motionless. Soon the two cats came over to his clothes and one of them put her paw into the pocket that contained his purse.  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 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 WHEN IN THE ROOM THE ANIMALS FRISKED ABOUT AND THEN GIMBOD AND ROMPED IN THE MOST LIVELY WAY THEY THEN CHASED EACH OTHER ROUND THE BED AS IF THEY WERE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHETHER YOU WAS ASLEEP MEANWHILE THE SUPPOSED SLEEPER KEPT PERFECTLY MOTIONLESS SOON THE TWO CATS CAME OVER TO HIS CLOTHES AND ONE OF THEM PUT HER PAW IN THE POCKET THAT CONTAINED HIS PURSE
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