All of a sudden -- crash , crash ! with a bound it turned over , upside down , and lay like a mountain on the top of him . But he tossed the blankets and pillows in the air , emerged from underneath , and said : `` Now anyone who has the fancy for it may go a drive , '' lay down at his fire , and slept till daylight . In the morning the King came , and when he beheld him lying on the ground he imagined the ghosts had been too much for him , and that he was dead . Then he said : `` What a pity ! and such a fine fellow he was . '' The youth heard this , got up , and said : `` It 's not come to that yet . '' Then the King was astonished , but very glad , and asked how it had fared with him . `` First-rate , '' he answered ; `` and now I 've survived the one night , I shall get through the other two also . '' The landlord , when he went to him , opened his eyes wide , and said : `` Well , I never thought to see you alive again . Have you learned now what shuddering is ? '' `` No , '' he replied , `` it 's quite hopeless ; if someone could only tell me how to ! '' The second night he went up again to the old castle , sat down at the fire , and began his old refrain : `` If I could only shudder ! '' As midnight approached , a noise and din broke out , at first gentle , but gradually increasing ; then all was quiet for a minute , and at length , with a loud scream , half of a man dropped down the chimney and fell before him . `` Hi , up there ! '' shouted he ; `` there 's another half wanted down here , that 's not enough '' ; then the din commenced once more , there was a shrieking and a yelling , and then the other half fell down . `` Wait a bit , '' he said ; `` I 'll stir up the fire for you . '' When he had done this and again looked around , the two pieces had united , and a horrible-looking man sat on his seat . `` Come , '' said the youth , `` I did n't bargain for that , the seat is mine . '' The man tried to shove him away , but the youth would n't allow it for a moment , and , pushing him off by force , sat down in his place again .
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