nlytoseeitimmediatelyreopen，andinnotimethesunwasup。

"Didyoufinallyclosethisdoor？Well，youmaynowopenitagainandgetout。"

Seethingwithrage，thethreemendenouncedhertotheauthorities。Inthatdayandtimetherewere，inadditiontopolicemen，womenofficerswhowerecalledwheneverawomanwastobebghtintocustody。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。Itwasthehusbandreturningfromhistripandtheworld。Hesawhiswife，andbehold！Hewasagainahandsomeyoungman，andahandsomeyoungmanheremained，byhiswifesside，uptoaripeoldage。

(Rivieraligurediponente)

NOTES:

"TheManWhoCameOutOnlyatNight"(Luo摸cheuscivasolodinotte)fromAndrews，14and21，Menton，toldbyIrenGenaandIrenePanduro。

Atalefullofoddities，the摸ststrikingofwhichisthatofwomenconstables，givenasahistoricalfactregardingaparticularpolicesystem。InAndrewssfirstvariant，thebridegroomturnsintoatoad。