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Chapter 70

           

           Shadinghiseyesfromthefallingsnow,whichfrozeupontheirlashesandobscuredhissight,Kitoftentriedtocatchtheearliestglimpseoftwinklinglights,denotingtheirapproachtosomenotdistanttown.Hecoulddescryobjectsenoughatsuchtimes,butnonecorrectly.Now,atallchurchspireappearedinview,whichpresentlybecameatree,abarn,ashadowontheground,thrownonitbytheirownbrightlamps.Now,therewerehorsemen,foot-passengers,carriages,goingonbefore,ormeetingtheminnarrowways;which,whentheywerecloseuponthem,turnedtoshadowstoo.Awall,aruin,asturdygableend,wouldriseupintheroad;and,whentheywereplungingheadlongatit,wouldbetheroaditself.Strangeturningstoo,bridges,andsheetsofwater,appearedtostartuphereandthere,makingthewaydoubtfulanduncertain;andyettheywereonthesamebareroad,andthesethings,liketheothers,astheywerepassed,turnedintodimillusions.

           Hedescendedslowlyfromhisseatforhislimbswerenumbedwhentheyarrivedataloneposting-house,andinquiredhowfartheyhadtogotoreachtheirjourney’send.Itwasalatehourinsuchby-places,andthepeoplewereabed;butavoiceansweredfromanupperwindow,Tenmiles.Thetenminutesthatensuedappearedanhour;butattheendofthattime,ashiveringfigureledoutthehorsestheyrequired,andafteranotherbriefdelaytheywereagaininmotion.

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