It blew so hard and rained so heavily that he could scarcely keep his eyes open , and before he was aware of it he had got quite out of the track , and could neither find road nor path . But he went on , and at last he saw a light far away in the wood . Then he thought he must try and get to it , and after a long , long time he did reach it . There was a large house , and the fire was burning so brightly inside that he could tell that the people were not in bed . So he went in , and inside there was an old woman who was busy about some work . ` Good evening , mother ! ' said the youth . ` Good evening ! ' said the old woman . ` Hutetu ! it is terrible weather outside to-night , ' said the young fellow . ` Indeed it is , ' said the old woman . ` Can I sleep here , and have shelter for the night ? ' asked the youth . ` It would n't be good for you to sleep here , ' said the old hag , ` for if the people of the house come home and find you , they will kill both you and me . ' ` What kind of people are they then , who dwell here ? ' said the youth . ` Oh ! robbers , and rabble of that sort , ' said the old woman ; ` they stole me away when I was little , and I have had to keep house for them ever since . ' ' I still think I will go to bed , all the same , ' said the youth .
` No matter what happens , I 'll not go out to-night XXXXX such weather as this . '
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