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XLVI. The Gurgoyle: Its Doings

           Itwastoohumantobecalledlikeadragon,tooimpishtobelikeaman,tooanimaltobelikeafiend,andnotenoughlikeabirdtobecalledagriffin.Thishorriblestoneentitywasfashionedasifcoveredwithawrinkledhide;ithadshort,erectears,eyesstartingfromtheirsockets,anditsfingersandhandswereseizingthecornersofitsmouth,whichtheythusseemedtopullopentogivefreepassagetothewateritvomited.Thelowerrowofteethwasquitewashedaway,thoughtheupperstillremained.Hereandthus,juttingacoupleoffeetfromthewallagainstwhichitsfeetrestedasasupport,thecreaturehadforfourhundredyearslaughedatthesurroundinglandscape,voicelesslyindryweather,andinwetwithagurglingandsnortingsound.

           Troysleptonintheporch,andtherainincreasedoutside.Presentlythegurgoylespat.Induetimeasmallstreambegantotricklethroughtheseventyfeetofaerialspacebetweenitsmouthandtheground,whichthewater-dropssmotelikeduckshotintheiracceleratedvelocity.Thestreamthickenedinsubstance,andincreasedinpower,graduallyspoutingfurtherandyetfurtherfromthesideofthetower.Whentherainfellinasteadyandceaselesstorrentthestreamdasheddownwardinvolumes.

           Wefollowitscoursetothegroundatthispointoftime.Theendoftheliquidparabolahascomeforwardfromthewall,hasadvancedovertheplinthmouldings,overaheapofstones,overthemarbleborder,intothemidstofFannyRobin’sgrave.

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