then said the son, "oh, father, do not be uneasy, all will go well. the black man has no power over me." the son had himself blessed by the priest, and when the time came, father and son went together to the field, and the son made a circle and placed himself inside it with his father. then came the black dwarf and said to the old man, "hast thou brought with thee that which thou hast promised me?" he was silent, but the son asked, "what dost thou want here?" then said the black dwarf, "i have to speak with thy father, and not with thee." the son replied, "thou hast betrayed and misled my father, give back the writing." "no,"