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Chapter 6

           Tokillthepoorthingwhomanagedtofindlifeintheverybosomofdeath,isacruelsuggestion,isitnot?Tome,thisunclassifiedinsectisavaluableproof(ifIneededone)oftheindestructibilityofthegermsofconsciousexistence;ithaseyes,andthesensesoftaste,smell,touchandhearing—anditgainedthesetogetherwithitsintelligence,outofthedeadfleshofawomanwholived,andnodoubtlovedandsinnedandsufferedmorethanfourthousandyearsago!"Hebrokeoff—thensuddenlyadded—"AllthesameIfranklyadmittoyouthatIbelieveittobeanevilcreature.Idoindeed!ButIlikeitnonethelessforthat.InfactIhaveratherafantasticnotionaboutitmyself.Iammuchinclinedtoaccepttheideaofthetransmigrationofsouls,andsoIpleasemyhumoursometimesbythinkingthatperhapstheprincessofthatRoyalEgyptianhousehadawicked,brilliant,vampiresoul—andthat...hereitis!"

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

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