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She carried him down, and then with loud screams she hastened to

the boy's father, 'Your boy,' cried she, 'has been the cause of a

great misfortune! He has thrown my husband down the steps so that

he broke his leg. Take the good-for-nothing fellow out of our

house.' The father was terrified, and ran thither and scolded the

boy. 'What wicked tricks are these?' said he. 'The devil must

have put them into your head.' 'Father,' he replied, 'do listen

to me. I am quite innocent. He was standing there by night like

one intent on doing evil. I did not know who it was, and I

entreated him three times either to speak or to go away.' 'Ah,'

said the father, 'I have nothing but unhappiness with you. Go out

of my sight. I will see you no more.'