but did not forget what he had told the lord de CorafTe on leaving him ; for, about three months after, when the knight lead thought of it, and was fleeping in his bed with his lady, in his caftle of Çoraffe, there came invifible meffen-gers, who made fuch a noife, knocking about every thing. they met with in the çaftle, as if they were determined to deftroy all within it ^ and they gave fuch loud raps at the door xf the chamber of the knight, that the lady was ex-ceedingly frightened. The knight heard it ail, but did not fay a word, as he would not havejt appear that he was alarmed, for he was atman of fufficient courage for any adventure. Thefe noifes and tumults continued, in different parts of the caftle, for a confiderable time, and then 4ceafed. On the morrow, all the fervants of thp houfehold aflembled, and went to their lord, and faid,—* My lord, did you not hear what we all heard this night?' The lord de CorafTe diffembied, and replied, c What is it you have heard P They then related to him all the noifes and rioting they had heard, and that the plate in the kitchen had been broken. He began to laugh, and faid, * it was nothing : that they had dreamed it, or that it had been the wind.* * In the ê name of God/ added the lady, c I well heard it.' ' On the following night, the noifes and rioting were renewed, but much louder than before 9 an4 there were fuch blows ftruck againft the door and windows of the chamber of the knight, that it feemed they would break them down. ' The knight