continued the thief, "i have a fit of magnanimity on me, give me the ring too,—the unhappy man risked his life for it, so he may take it with him into his grave." she would not gainsay the count, and although she did it unwillingly she drew the ring from her finger, and gave it to him. the thief made off with both these things, and reached home safely before the count in the garden had finished his work of burying.