He threw at
us both stones and pieces of wood, as well as other things, and broke
two windows in the minister's room. He spoke so close to us that he
seemed to be just at our side. There was an old woman there of the
name of Opia, whom he called his wife, and a 'heavenly blessed soul,'
and asked Sir Grim to marry them, with various other remarks of this
kind, which I will not recount.
"I have little liking to write about his ongoings, which were all
disgraceful and shameful, in accordance with the nature of the actor.
He repeated the 'Pater Noster' three times, answered questions from
the Catechism and the Bible, said that the devils held service in
hell, and told what texts and psalms they had for various occasions.
He asked us to give him some of the food we had, and a drink of tea,
etc. I asked the fellow whether God was good. He said, 'Yes'.
Whether he was truthful. He answered, 'Not one of his words can be
doubted'. Sir Grim asked him whether the devil was good-looking. He
answered: 'He is far better-looking than you, you --- ugly snout!' I
asked him whether the devils agreed well with each other.
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