Кармилла
The Woodman
ButaMoraviannobleman,whohappenedtobetravelingthisway,heardhowmatterswere,andbeingskilled—asmanypeopleareinhiscountry—insuchaffairs,heofferedtodeliverthevillagefromitstormentor.Hedidsothus:Therebeingabrightmoonthatnight,heascended,shortlyaftersunset,thetowersofthechapelhere,fromwhencehecoulddistinctlyseethechurchyardbeneathhim;youcanseeitfromthatwindow.Fromthispointhewatcheduntilhesawthevampirecomeoutofhisgrave,andplacenearitthelinenclothesinwhichhehadbeenfolded,andthenglideawaytowardsthevillagetoplagueitsinhabitants.
"Thestranger,havingseenallthis,camedownfromthesteeple,tookthelinenwrappingsofthevampire,andcarriedthemuptothetopofthetower,whichheagainmounted.Whenthevampirereturnedfromhisprowlingsandmissedhisclothes,hecriedfuriouslytotheMoravian,whomhesawatthesummitofthetower,andwho,inreply,beckonedhimtoascendandtakethem.Whereuponthevampire,acceptinghisinvitation,begantoclimbthesteeple,andsosoonashehadreachedthebattlements,theMoravian,withastrokeofhissword,clovehisskullintwain,hurlinghimdowntothechurchyard,whither,descendingbythewindingstairs,thestrangerfollowedandcuthisheadoff,andnextdaydelivereditandthebodytothevillagers,whodulyimpaledandburntthem
