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confidant； died at a good old age； but without ever naming the place to which his master had finally retired； or the manner of his death； or the place of his burial。 It was supposed that on all these particulars his patron had enjoined him strict secrecy。
The sudden disappearance of Elshie from his extraordinary hermitage corroborated the reports which the common people had spread concerning him。 Many believed that； having ventured to enter a consecrated building； contrary to his paction with the Evil One； he had been bodily carried off while on his return to his cottage； but most are of opinion that he only disappeared for a season； and continues to be seen from time to time among the hills。 And retaining； according to custom； a more vivid recollection of his wild and desperate language； than of the benevolent tendency of most of his actions； he is usually identified with the malignant demon called the Man of the Moors； whose feats were quoted by Mrs。 Elliot to her grandsons； and； accordingly； is generally represented as bewitching the sheep； causing the ewes to KEB； that is； to cast their lambs； or seen loosening the impending wreath of snow to precipitate its weight on such as take shelter； during the storm； beneath the bank of a torrent； or under the shelter of a deep glen。 In short； the evils most dreaded and deprecated by the inhabitants of that pastoral country； are ascribed to the agency of the BLACK DWARF。
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