They built it securely up, and then went back to their labours in the mine.
A good many of the goblins with their creatures escaped from the inundation out upon the mountain.

But most of them soon left that part of the country, and most of those who remained grew milder in character, and indeed became very much like the Scotch brownies.

Their skulls became softer as well as their hearts, and their feet grew harder, and by degrees they became friendly with the inhabitants of the mountain and even with the miners.

But the latter were merciless to any of the cobs' creatures that came in their way, until at length they all but disappeared.
The rest of the history of The Princess and Curdie must be kept for another volume..