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'The goblin leered maliciously at the terrified sexton, and then raising his voice, exclaimed--'"And who, then, is our fair and lawful prize?"'To this inquiry the invisible chorus replied, in a strain that sounded like the voices of many choristers singing to the mighty swell of the old church organ--a strain that seemed borne to the sexton's ears upon a wild wind, and to die away as it passed onward; but the burden of the reply was still the same,"Gabriel Grub!Gabriel Grub!"'The goblin grinned a broader grin than before, as he said,"Well, Gabriel, what do you say to this?"'The sexton gasped for breath.