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His ghoul-eyes and his ghastly face fascinated ,

with the hideous hand outstretched, like a beast of prey I had given

myself up to a death of unfathomable horror, when, suddenly, and just as

he was on the point of seizing h the wood, followed by others in quick repetition The

Ash shuddered and groaned, withdrew the outstretched hand, retreated

backwards to the st

the trees The other walking Death looked at me once, with a careless

dislike on her beautifully moulded features; then, heedless any htful back and likewise

vanished areen obscurity without I lay and wept The Maid of

the Alder-tree had befooled s I had received froer