He could not himself say why he wept , but in spite of his tears he felt quite happy . How beautiful it must be to sit under that tree with the student , but that he could not do ; he had to content himself with the key-hole and be happy there ! There he stood out on the cold landing , the autumn wind blowing through the cracks of the floor . It was cold -- very cold , but he first found it out when the light in the attic was put out and the music in the wood died away . Ah ! then it froze him , and he crept down again into his warm corner ; there it was comfortable and cosy . When Christmas came , and with it the jam with the large lump of butter , ah ! then the grocer was first with him . But in the middle of the night the Goblin awoke , hearing a great noise and knocking against the shutters -- people hammering from outside . The watchman was blowing his horn : a great fire had broken out ; the whole town was in flames . Was it in the house ? or was it at a neighbour 's ? Where was it ? The alarm increased . The grocer 's wife was so terrified that she took her gold earrings out of her ears and put them in her pocket in order to save something . The grocer seized his account books . and the maid her black silk dress . Everyone wanted to save his most valuable possession ; so did the Goblin , and in a few leaps he was up the stairs and in the student 's room . He was standing quietly by the open window looking at the fire that was burning in the neighbour 's house just opposite . The Goblin seized the book lying on the table , put it in his red cap , and clasped it with both hands .
The best treasure XXXXX the house was saved , and he climbed out on to the roof with it -- on to the chimney .
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