Кармилла

The Woodman

           One,notunpleasant,butverypeculiar,shesaid,resembledtheflowofanicystreamagainstherbreast.Atalatertime,shefeltsomethinglikeapairoflargeneedlespierceher,alittlebelowthethroat,withaverysharppain.Afewnightsafter,followedagradualandconvulsivesenseofstrangulation;thencameunconsciousness."

           IcouldheardistinctlyeverywordthekindoldGeneralwassaying,becausebythistimeweweredrivingupontheshortgrassthatspreadsoneithersideoftheroadasyouapproachtherooflessvillagewhichhadnotshownthesmokeofachimneyformorethanhalfacentury.

           YoumayguesshowstrangelyIfeltasIheardmyownsymptomssoexactlydescribedinthosewhichhadbeenexperiencedbythepoorgirlwho,butforthecatastrophewhichfollowed,wouldhavebeenatthatmomentavisitoratmyfather’schateau.Youmaysuppose,also,howIfeltasIheardhimdetailhabitsandmysteriouspeculiaritieswhichwere,infact,thoseofourbeautifulguest,Carmilla!

           Avistaopenedintheforest;wewereonasuddenunderthechimneysandgablesoftheruinedvillage,andthetowersandbattlementsofthedismantledcastle,roundwhichgigantictreesaregrouped,overhungusfromaslighteminence.

           InafrighteneddreamIgotdownfromthecarriage,andinsilence,forwehadeachabundantmatterforthinking;wesoonmountedtheascent,andwereamongthespaciouschambers,windingstairs,anddarkcorridorsofthecastle.

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