And before I go you shall give me a piece of tobacco . ' ` Take it all , ' answered Ian , ` for well have you earned it . ' ` No ; give me but a piece . You know what is behind you , but you have no knowledge of what is before you . ' And picking up the tobacco in his beak , the raven flew away . So the next morning the knight 's youngest daughter loaded asses with all the silver and gold to be found in the castle , and she set out with Ian the soldier 's son for the house where her second sister was waiting to see what would befall . She also had asses laden with precious things to carry away , and so had the eldest sister , when they reached the castle where she had been kept a prisoner . Together they all rode to the edge of the rock , and then Ian lay down and shouted , and the basket was drawn up , and in it they got one by one , and were let down to the bottom . When the last one was gone , Ian should have gone also , and left the three sisters to come after him ; but he had forgotten the raven 's warning , and bade them go first , lest some accident should happen . Only , he begged the youngest sister to let him keep the little gold cap which , like the others , she wore on her head ; and then he helped them , each in her turn , into the basket . Long he waited , but wait as he might , the basket never came back , for in their joy at being free the knight 's daughters had forgotten all about Ian , and had set sail in the ship that had brought him and his brothers to the land of Grianaig . At last he began to understand what had happened to him , and while he was taking counsel with himself what had best be done , the raven came to him . ` You did not heed my words , ' he said gravely . ` No , I did not , and therefore am I here , ' answered Ian , bowing his head . ` The past can not be undone , ' went on the raven . ` He that will not take counsel will take combat . This night , you will sleep in the giant 's castle . And now you shall give me a piece of tobacco . ' ' I will . But , I pray you , stay in the castle with me . '
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