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           Andtherumorofthisnewpresencehavingspreaditselfwhisperinglyaround,therearoseatlengthfromthewholecompanyabuzz,ormurmur,expressiveofdisapprobationandsurprisethen,finally,ofterror,ofhorror,andofdisgust. 

           InanassemblyofphantasmssuchasIhavepainted,itmaywellbesupposedthatnoordinaryappearancecouldhaveexcitedsuchsensation. Intruththemasqueradelicenseofthenightwasnearlyunlimited;butthefigureinquestionhadout-HerodedHerod,andgonebeyondtheboundsofeventheprince’sindefinitedecorum. Therearechordsintheheartsofthemostrecklesswhichcannotbetouchedwithoutemotion. Evenwiththeutterlylost,towhomlifeanddeathareequallyjests,therearemattersofwhichnojestcanbemade. Thewholecompany,indeed,seemednowdeeplytofeelthatinthecostumeandbearingofthestrangerneitherwitnorproprietyexisted. Thefigurewastallandgaunt,andshroudedfromheadtofootinthehabilimentsofthegrave. Themaskwhichconcealedthevisagewasmadesonearlytoresemblethecountenanceofastiffenedcorpsethattheclosestscrutinymusthavehaddifficultyindetectingthecheat. Andyetallthismighthavebeenendured,ifnotapproved,bythemadrevellersaround. ButthemummerhadgonesofarastoassumethetypeoftheRedDeath. Hisvesturewasdabbledinbloodandhisbroadbrow,withallthefeaturesoftheface,wasbesprinkledwiththescarlethorror. 

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