if only the Troll were not so quick-tempered I might have told him that , ' answered the Princess , ` but he is so ill-natured that he will tear you to pieces , I fear , as soon as he comes in . But I will try to find some way of doing it . Can you hide yourself here in the cupboard ? and then we will see what happens . ' Minnikin did this , and almost before he had crept into the cupboard and hidden himself , came the Troll . ` Huf ! What a smell of Christian man 's blood ! ' said the Troll . ` Yes , a bird flew over the roof with a Christian man 's bone in his bill , and let it fall down our chimney , ' answered the Princess . ' I made haste enough to get it away again , but it must be that which smells so , notwithstanding . ' ` Yes , it must be that , ' said the Troll . Then the Princess asked if he had got hold of anyone who could brew a hundred lasts of malt at one brewing . ` No , there is no one who can do it , ' said the Troll . ' A short time since there was a man here who said he could do it , ' said the King 's daughter . ` How clever you always are ! ' said the Troll . ` How could you let him go away ? You must have known that I was just wanting a man of that kind . ' ` Well , but I did n't let him go , after all , ' said the Princess ; ` but father is so quick-tempered , so I hid him in the cupboard , but if father has not found any one then the man is still here . ' ` Let him come in , ' said the Troll .
When Minnikin came , the Troll asked XXXXX it were true that he could brew a hundred lasts of malt at one brewing .
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