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VII. The First Blast

           Theeventsofthenightbeforereturnedtohimonlytooclearly.HerememberedhisexaltationintheWood--theglade,thealtar.Herecalledwithabasementhispanicandhisflight.Thegladeagain,thepiping,theobscenedance--andatthatmemoryhehadalmoststaggeredfromhisbed.Hefeltagaintheblindhorrorandwrathwhichhadhurledhimintotheinfernalthrong.

           Isobel’sanxiousfaceappearedinthedoorway.

           "Ye’vehadagraundsleep,sir.Andnowye’llbeforabiteo’meat?"

           "Ihavesleptwell,andIamwellenoughinbody.Sityoudown,IsobelVeitch,forIhavemuchtosaytoyou.HowcameIhomelastnight?"

           Thewomansatdownontheedgeofachair,andeveninthetwilighthernervousnesswasmanifest.

           "Itwasnalastnicht.Itwasabootthehouro’threethismornin’,andsicanichtasIhadwaitin’onye!Oh,sir,whatgarredyenohearkentomeandgangtotheWudonRood-Mass?"

           "HowdoyouknowIwasintheWood?"

           Shedidnotanswer.

           "Tellme,"hesaid,"howIcamehome."

           "Iwasryngin’thehooselikealostyowe,butIdidnadaurgangoutbye.AttwalhoursItookalookuptheroad,andagainwhentheknockwaschappin’twa.SyneIdozedoffinmychair,tilltheknockwaukenedme.Thatwasatthreehours,andasIwaukenedIheardstepsoutbye.Ikeekitooto’thewindy,buttherewasnaebodyontheroad,justtheyellowmune.IprayedtotheLordtostrengthenme,andby-and-byIventuredout,butIfandnaething.SyneItookathochttotrythebackyaird,andmyhertgiedastound,fortherewasyoursel’,Mr.David,lyin’likeacauldcorpaneaththeaippletree.

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