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Chapter 95

           "Where?"

           "Whar!Inthetthurbodyassits’ithoutahead,lookin’dumblydownonye!

           "Yekinallsee,"continuesthewitness,pointingtothesilentshape,"yekinallseearedpatchonthebreasto’thestripedblanket.Thur’saholeinthecentreo’it.AhintthatholeIreck’nthur’llbeanother,intheyoungfellur’skarkidge.Thardon’tappearanytomatchitattheback.ThurforIkonklude,thetthebulletasdidhisbiznessairstillinsideo’him.S’posin’westripoffhisduds,ansee!"

           Thereisatacitconsenttothispropositionofthewitness.TwoorthreeofthespectatorsSamManlyoneofthemstepforward;andwithduesolemnityproceedtoremovetheserapé.

           Asattheinaugurationofastatuewhoseoncelivingoriginalhaswontherightofsuchcommemorationthespectatorsstandinrespectfulsilenceatitsuncovering,sostandtheyundertheTexantree,whiletheserapéisbeingraisedfromtheshouldersoftheHeadlessHorseman.

           Itisasilencesolemn,profound,unbrokenevenbywhispers.Theseareheardonlyaftertheunrobingiscomplete,andthedeadbodybecomesrevealedtothegazeoftheassemblage.

           Itisdressedinablouseofsky-bluecottonadeboxplaitedatthebreast,andclosebuttonedtothethroat.

           Thelimbsareencasedinaclothofthelikecolour,withalighterstripealongtheseams.Butonlythethighscanbeseenthelowerextremitiesbeingconcealedbythe"water-guards"ofspottedskintightlystretchedoverthem.

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