Therehim.Butheinghome,andingtoo,"saidhe,butshortlyafterwhenthewinebegantomountintohisbrainandstupefyhim,hethoughthisendwasdrawingnear."IfeelthatImustdie,"saidhe,"Iwillgoawaytothechurchyard,andseekagrave."Hestaggeredout,reachedthechurchyard,andlaidhimselfinanewlyduggrave.Helosthissensesmoreandmore.Intheneighbourhoodwasaninnwhereaweddingwasbeingkept;whenheheardthemusic,hefanciedhewasalreadyinparadise,untilatlengthhelostallconsciousness.Thepoorboyneverawokeagain;theheatofthestrongwineandthecoldnight-dewdeprivedhimoflife,andheremainedinthegraveinwhichhehadlaidhimself.
Whenthefarmerheardthenewsoftheboy'sdeathhewasterrified,andafraidofbeingbroughttojusticeindeed,hisdistresstooksuchapowerfulholdofhimthathefellfaintingtotheground.Hiswife,whowasstandingonthehearthwithapanofhotfat,rantohimtohelphim.Buttheflamesdartedagainstthepan,thewholehousecaughtfire,inafewhoursitlayinashes,andtherestoftheyearstheyhadtolivetheypassedinpovertyandmisery,tormentedbythepangsofconscience.
