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Chapter 90

           "Dismissingthethingfrommymind,Iagainlaydownalongthegrass;andoncemorefellasleep.

           "ThistimeIwasnotawakeneduntiltherawairofthemorningbegantochillmethroughthecloak.

           "Itwasnotpleasanttostaylongerunderthetree;and,recoveringmyhorse,Iwasabouttocontinuemyjourney.

           "ButtheshotseemedstillringinginmyearsevenlouderthanIhadhearditwhilehalfasleep!

           "Itappeared,too,tobeinthedirectioninwhichHenryPoindexterhadgone.

           "Fancyornofancy,Icouldnothelpconnectingitwithhim;noryetresistthetemptationtogobackthatwayandseekforanexplanationofit.

           "IdidnotgofartillIfoundit.Oh,Heavens!Whatasight!

           "Isaw"

           "TheHeadlessHorseman!"exclaimsavoicefromtheoutercircleofthespectators,causingoneandalltoturnsuddenlyinthatdirection.

           "TheHeadlessHorseman!"respondfiftyothers,inasimultaneousshout.

           Isitmockery,thisseemingcontemptofcourt?

           Thereisnoonewhotakesitinthissense;forbythistimeeveryindividualintheassemblagehasbecomeacquaintedwiththecauseoftheinterruption.ItistheHeadlessHorsemanhimselfseenoutupontheopenplain,inallhisfearfulshape!

           "Yonderhegoesyonder!yonder!"

           "No,he’scomingthisway!See!He’smakingstraightfortheFort!"

           Thelatestassertionseemsthetruer;butonlyforaninstant.Asiftocontradictit,thestrangeequestrianmakesasuddenpauseupontheprairie,andstandseyeingthecrowdgatheredaroundthetree

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