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FOLK TALES AND FAIRY LORE. 253
" Your death is over you, Carlin," said he, as he
stood over her. *' My ransom is mine own," she re-
plied. "What ranson wilt thou give me?" said he.
'* The vision of the two worlds to thyself and pros-
perity to thee and to thy descendants after thee." On
these terms he let her go.
Some time after, being in the Braes of Lochaber, he
took his rod, and went to the river Spean to fish. With
the first cast he hooked a fine fish, which he landed on
the river bank. Being hungry, he kindled a fire at the
river side, and placed the fish upon it.
Soon afterwards he happened to press with his finger
a blister which rose on the upperside of the fish. The
heat burnt his finger so badly that he put it into his
mouth to cool. No sooner had he done this than he
obtained the vision of the two worlds, or, in other
words, the second sight. The first part of the Glastig's
promise was then fulfilled, and it is said that the other
part was fulfilled afterwards.