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Chapter 73

           Theonlyquestionwas,howtoaccountforaspectaclesopeculiar,astogivethelietoalltheknownlawsofcreation.

           Atleasthalfascoreoftheorieswerestarted—moreorlessfeasible—moreorlessabsurd.Somecalleditan"Indiandodge;"othersbelievedita"layfigure;"othersthatitwasnotthat,butarealrider,onlysodisguisedastohavehisheadundertheserapéthatshroudedhisshoulders,withperhapsapairofeye-holesthroughwhichhecouldseetoguidehishorse;whilenotafewpertinaciouslyadheredtotheconjecture,startedataveryearlyperiod,thattheHeadlessHorsemanwasLuciferhimself!

           Inadditiontothedirectattemptsatinterpretingtheabnormalphenomenon,therewasacrowdofindirectconjecturesrelatingtoit.Somefanciedthattheycouldseethehead,ortheshapeofit,downuponthebreast,andundertheblanket;othersaffirmedtohavingactuallyseenitcarriedintherider’shand;whileotherswentstillfurther,andalleged:thatupontheheadthusseentherewasahat—ablack-glazesombrerooftheMexicansort,withabandofgoldbullionabovethebrim!

           Therewerestillfurtherspeculations,thatrelatedlesstotheapparitionitselfthantoitsconnectionwiththeothergrandtopicofthetime—themurderofyoungPoindexter.

           Mostpeoplebelievedtherewassomeconnectionbetweenthetwomysteries;thoughnoonecouldexplainit.He,whomeverybodybelieved,couldhavethrownsomelightuponthesubject,wasstillriddenbythenight-mareofdelirium.

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