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Chapter 6

           Tokillthepoorthingwhomanagedtofindlifeintheverybosomofdeath,isacruelsuggestion,isitnot?Tome,thisunclassifiedinsectisavaluableproof(ifIneededone)oftheindestructibilityofthegermsofconsciousexistence;ithaseyes,andthesensesoftaste,smell,touchandhearinganditgainedthesetogetherwithitsintelligence,outofthedeadfleshofawomanwholived,andnodoubtlovedandsinnedandsufferedmorethanfourthousandyearsago!"Hebrokeoffthensuddenlyadded"AllthesameIfranklyadmittoyouthatIbelieveittobeanevilcreature.Idoindeed!ButIlikeitnonethelessforthat.InfactIhaveratherafantasticnotionaboutitmyself.Iammuchinclinedtoaccepttheideaofthetransmigrationofsouls,andsoIpleasemyhumoursometimesbythinkingthatperhapstheprincessofthatRoyalEgyptianhousehadawicked,brilliant,vampiresoulandthat...hereitis!"

           Acoldthrillranthroughmefromheadtofootatthesewords,andasIlookedatthespeakerstandingoppositemeinthewintrylight,darkandtall,withthe‘wicked,brilliant,vampiresoul’clingingtohishand,thereseemedtometobeasuddenhideousnessdeclaredinhisexcessivepersonalbeauty.Iwasconsciousofavagueterror,butIattributedittothegruesomenatureofthestory,and,determiningtocombatmysensations,Iexaminedtheweirdinsectmoreclosely.

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