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X. What the Moon Saw

           Themysteriouslightseemedtoburnredly,andhesawthatthethingwasabird--acockwhichwasasscarletasblood.Thealtartopwasbare,andsomethingbrightspurtedintothehollowofthestone.FromthewatcherscameacrywhichchilledDavid’smarrow,andhesawthattheywereontheirknees.

           Theleaderwasspeakinginahighshrillvoicelikeasleepwalker’s,andDavidcaughtbuttheonewordoftenrepeated--Abiron.Everytimeitwasutteredthemandabbledhisfingerinthebloodonthealtarandmarkedaforehead,andaseachreceivedthemarkheorshefellprostrateontheground....

           Therewasnoinnocencenowinthatspectacleofobsceneabasement.TerrorenteredintoDavid’ssoul,andhischiefterrorwasthathehadnotbeenafraidbefore.Hehadcomeverynearfallinghimselfunderthespell.

           Therefollowedwhatseemedtobearoll-call.Theleaderreadnamesoutofabook,andtheprostratefiguresanswered.Thenamesseemedlikeanidiot’smuttering,notgoodScotswords,butuncouthgutturals.AndalwayslikeanundercurrentcamethewordAbiron.

           Thenwithanunholycrythewholecovenwasonitsfeet.Thepipesbeganagain,andmusicotherthanpipes,whichseemedtosoakoutofthegroundandtheadjacentcoverts.Gonewaseverytraceofgentlenessandinnocency.Itwaswitch-musicmadebytheDevilhimselfonthered-hotchanter-reedsofHell,andtheassemblycaperedasiftheirfeetwereonthelakeofburningmarl.TheIsraelitishprophetinDavidawoke,andhesawitallwithcleareyesandhorror-strickensoul.

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