The minister then ran in, along with Magnus
and the girls, and now everything that was loose was flying about,
both doors and splinters of wood. The minister opened a room near the
outer door intending to go in there, but just then a sledge hammer
which lay at the door was thrown at him, but it only touched him on
the side and hip, and did him no harm. From there the minister and
the others went back to the sitting-room, where everything was dancing
about, and where they were met with a perfect volley of splinters of
deal from the partitions. The minister then fled, and took his wife
and child to Muli, the next farm, and left them there, as she was
frightened to death with all this. He himself returned next day.
On the 8th of December, the woman again made her appearance in broad
daylight. On this occasion she broke the shelves and panelling in the
pantry, in presence of the minister, Magnus, and others. According to
Magnus, the spirit then went out through the wall at the minister's
words, and made its way to the byre-lane. Magnus and Gudrun went
after it, but were received with throwings of mud and dirt.
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