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THE REEL IN THE FAIRY-HILL 65
a company of these, who, beginning at Bun Etive,
had worked their way up to Linge na Lethchreige.
Happening to glance accidentally, in the direction of
the Fairy-hill, he beheld a light of the same kind that
he had seen before, so he said to the others —
" If you will not believe me, believe your own eyes;
let us go and see what it is."
Up they go and behold a great door, open, and
within, music and dancing.
Now this man [the man who had lost his companion
in the Fairy-hill] was one of those who carried the
morghath.
He leaped forward and thrust the morghath into
the lintel above the door.
He beheld his companion on the floor, dancing,
with the cask of whisky still on his back. He went
and seized him by the neck, and said, " It is high time
for thee to be out of this place now."
" Stop till I dance this reel; it is not a minute since
I came in."
" Nay, I think thou hast had a very good reel,
seeing it has lasted from Hogmanay Night till Hal-
lowe'en Night," said his companion: " I have suffered
sorely for leaving thee here, so be off and out."
He dragged him out through the door, so that his
companions saw him.
" Sirs, I am now exonerated; you see that I was
telling the truth."
They brought the man home to his wife and
children, and ceased fishing for that night, for
half a night." Eadar, in both these cases has the sense of " complete,
entire, inclusive."