Chapter 74

           Thesingularspectacledescribedextraordinaryitmightbetermedwastoogravetoappeargrotesque.Therewassomethingaboutitthatsavouredoftheoutre-monde.Humaneyescouldnothavebeholdenit,withouttheshiveringofahumanframe,andthechillingofhumanblood.

           Wasitseenbyhumaneyesinthisfreshphasewiththewolvesbelow,andthevulturesabove?

           Itwas.

           Byonepair;andtheybelongingtotheonlymaninallTexaswhohadarrivedatsomethinglikeacomprehensionoftheall-perplexingmystery.

           Itwasnotyetaltogethercleartohim.Therewerepointsthatstillpuzzledhim.Hebutknowitwasneitheradummy,northeDevil.

           Hisknowledgedidnotexcepthimfromtheuniversalfeelingofdread.Despitetheunderstandingofwhatthethingwas,heshudderedashegazeduponit.

           Hegazeduponitfromthe"shore"oftheprairie-island;himselfunseenunderitsshadows,andapparentlyendeavouringtoremainso.

           Andyet,withallhistremblingandthedesiretokeepconcealed,hewasfollowingitroundandround,onthecircumferenceofaninnercircle,asifsomemagneticpowerwasconstraininghimtokeeponthesameradius,ofwhichthepointoccupiedbytheHeadlessHorsemanwasaprolongation!

           Morethanthis.Hehadseenthelatterbeforeenteringtheisland.Hehadseenhimfaroff,andmighteasilyhaveshunnedhim.

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