"and so i might," replied oberon. "but the devil of the business is this. these people have put me so out of conceit with the tales, that i loathe the very thought of them, and actually experience a physical sickness of the stomach, whenever i glance at them on the table. i tell you there is a demon in them! i anticipate a wild enjoyment in seeing them in the blaze; such as i should feel in taking vengeance on an enemy, or destroying something noxious."