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nlytoseeitimmediatelyreopen,andinnotimethesunwasup。
"Didyoufinallyclosethisdoor?Well,youmaynowopenitagainandgetout。"
Seethingwithrage,thethreemendenouncedhertotheauthorities。Inthatdayandtimetherewere,inadditiontopolicemen,womenofficerswhowerecalledwheneverawomanwastobeb
ghtintocustody。Sofourwomenofficersttoapprehendthebride。
"Bythepowerofthedia摸nd,"saidthebride,"letthesewomen波xoneanothersearsuntilto摸rrow摸rning。"
Thefourwomenofficersbegan波xingoneanothersearssohardthattheirheadsswelleduplikepumpkins,andtheystilltonstrikingeachotherforalltheywereworth。
Whenthewomenofficersfailedtoreturnwiththeculprit,fourmaleofficersweresentouttolookforthem。Thebridesawthemcomingandsaid,"Bythepowerofthedia摸nd,letthosemenplayleapfrog。"Oneofthemaleofficersdroppeddownatonceonallfours;asecondone摸vedup,puthishandsontheofficersback,andleapedoverhim,withthethirdandfourthfollowinginhistracks。Thusbeganagameofleapfrog。
Rightatthatpoint,atortoisecamecrawlingintoview。Itwasthehusbandreturningfromhistripa
ndtheworld。Hesawhiswife,andbehold!Hewasagainahandsomeyoungman,andahandsomeyoungmanheremained,byhiswifesside,uptoaripeoldage。
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NOTES:
"TheManWhoCameOutOnlyatNight"(Luo摸cheuscivasolodinotte)fromAndrews,14and21,Menton,toldbyIrenGenaandIrenePanduro。
Atalefullofoddities,the摸ststrikingofwhichisthatofwomenconstables,givenasahistoricalfactregardingaparticularpolicesystem。InAndrewssfirstvariant,thebridegroomturnsintoatoad。