At last he got a chance and fired , and the dead body fell with a loud thud to the ground , and down went the Master Thief too , as fast as he could . ` Well , ' said the Governor , ' I certainly am the chief man about here , but people soon begin to talk , and it would be very unpleasant if they were to see this dead body ; the best thing that I can do is to go out and bury him . ' ` Just do what you think best , father , ' said his wife . So the Governor got up and went downstairs , and as soon as he had gone out through the door , the Master Thief stole in and went straight upstairs to the woman . ` Well , father dear , ' said she , for she thought it was her husband . ` Have you got done already ? ' ` Oh yes , I only put him into a hole , ' said he , ` and raked a little earth over him ; that 's all I have been able to do to-night , for it is fearful weather outside . I will bury him better afterwards , but just let me have the sheet to wipe myself with , for he was bleeding , and I have got covered with blood with carrying him . ' So she gave him the sheet . ` You will have to let me have your night-gown too , ' he said , ` for I begin to see that the sheet wo n't be enough . ' Then she gave him her night-gown , but just then it came into his head that he had forgotten to lock the door , and he was forced to go downstairs and do it before he could lie down in bed again . So off he went with the sheet , and the night-gown too . An hour later the real Governor returned . ` Well , what a time it has taken to lock the house door , father ! ' said his wife , ` and what have you done with the sheet and the night-gown ? ' ` What do you mean ? ' asked the Governor . ` Oh , I am asking you what you have done with the night-gown and sheet that you got to wipe the blood off yourself with , ' said she . ` Good heavens ! ' said the Governor , ` has he actually got the better of me again ? '
When day came the Master Thief came too , and wanted to have the Governor 's daughter as had been promised , and the Governor dared do no otherwise than give her XXXXX him , and much money besides , for he feared that if he did not the Master Thief might steal the very eyes out of his head , and that he himself would be ill spoken of by all men .
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