Кармілла

           "AndthiswasoncethepalatialresidenceoftheKarnsteins!"saidtheoldGeneralatlength,asfromagreatwindowhelookedoutacrossthevillage,andsawthewide,undulatingexpanseofforest."Itwasabadfamily,andhereitsbloodstainedannalswerewritten,"hecontinued."Itishardthattheyshould,afterdeath,continuetoplaguethehumanracewiththeiratrociouslusts.ThatisthechapeloftheKarnsteins,downthere."

           HepointeddowntothegreywallsoftheGothicbuildingpartlyvisiblethroughthefoliage,alittlewaydownthesteep."AndIheartheaxeofawoodman,"headded,"busyamongthetreesthatsurroundit;hepossiblymaygiveustheinformationofwhichIaminsearch,andpointoutthegraveofMircalla,CountessofKarnstein.Theserusticspreservethelocaltraditionsofgreatfamilies,whosestoriesdieoutamongtherichandtitledsosoonasthefamiliesthemselvesbecomeextinct."

           "Wehaveaportrait,athome,ofMircalla,theCountessKarnstein;shouldyouliketoseeit?"askedmyfather.

           "Timeenough,dearfriend,"repliedtheGeneral."IbelievethatIhaveseentheoriginal;andonemotivewhichhasledmetoyouearlierthanIatfirstintended,wastoexplorethechapelwhichwearenowapproaching."

           "What!seetheCountessMircalla,"exclaimedmyfather;"why,shehasbeendeadmorethanacentury!"

           "Notsodeadasyoufancy,Iamtold,"answeredtheGeneral.