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the hand to drag her away, but hardly had he
           touched her when he too was obliged to run after
           them himself. Not long after the sexton came
           that way, and seeing the respected parson
           following at the heels of the three girls, he called
           out, "Ho, your reverence, whither away so
           quickly? You forget that we have another
           christening to-day," and he seized hold of him by
           his gown; but no sooner had he touched him than
           he was obliged to follow on too. As the five
           tramped on, one after another, two peasants with
           their hoes came up from the fields, and the
           parson cried out to them, and begged them to
           come and set him and the sexton free, but no
           sooner had they touched the sexton than they had
           to follow on too; and now there were seven
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