burntcalico。\"Iplacedthiscalicoaboveit,andlightednotthehandkerchief,buttherag。NowIwillshowyousomethingelse。Ihaveamagicshillinginmypocket,whichIcanmakerunupalongmyarm。But,firstofall,Iwouldgladlyknowwhethereitherofyoucandothelike。\"
ThereupontheHungarianandmyself,puttingourhandsintoourpockets,tookoutshillings,andendeavouredtomakethemrunupourarms,bututterlyfailed;bothshillings,afterwehadmadetwoorthreeattempts,fallingtotheground。\"Whatnoncompossesyoubothare,\"saidthejockey;andplacingashillingontheendofthefingersofhisrighthandhemadestrangefacestoit,drawingbackhishead,whereupontheshillinginstantlybegantorunuphisarm,occasionallyhoppingandjumpingasifitwerebewitched,alwaysendeavouringtomaketowardstheheadofthejockey。
\"HowdoIdothat?\"saidhe,addressinghimselftome。\"I
reallydonotknow,\"saidI,\"unlessitisbythemotionofyourarm。\"\"Themotionofmynonsense,\"saidthejockey,and,makingadreadfulgrimace,theshillinghoppeduponhisknee,andbegantorunuphisthighandtoclimbuphisbreast。\"Howisthatdone?\"saidheagain。\"Bywitchcraft,Isuppose,\"saidI。\"Thereyouareright,\"saidthejockey;
\"bythewitchcraftofoneofMissBerners’hairs;theendofoneofherlonghairsistiedtothatshillingbymeansofaholeinit,andtheotherendgoesroundmyneckbymeansofaloop;sothat,whenIdrawbackmyhead,theshillingfollowsit。IsupposeyouwishtoknowhowIgotthehair,\"