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Chapter 40

           Itwasthenthestrangeapparitionwasmostcloselyscrutinisedbythosewhohadthecourage:forthemajorityofthemensateshiveringintheirstirrupsthroughsheerterror,incapableevenofthought!

           Thefewwhodaredfacethemystery,withanythoughtofaccountingforit,werebaffledintheirinvestigationbytheglareofthesettingsun.Theycouldonlyseethattherewasahorseoflargesizeandnobleshape,withamanuponhisback.Thefigureofthemanwaslesseasilydetermined,onaccountofthelimbsbeinginsertedintooveralls,whilehisshoulderswereenvelopedinanamplecloak-likecovering.

           Whatsignifiedhisshape,solongasitwantedthatportionmostessentialtoexistence?Amanwithoutaheadonhorseback,sittingerectinthesaddle,inanattitudeofeaseandgracewithspurssparklinguponhisheelsthebridle-reinheldinonehandtheotherwhereitshouldbe,restinglightlyuponhisthigh!

           GreatGod!whatcoulditmean?

           Wasitaphantom?Surelyitcouldnotbehuman?

           Theywhovieweditwerenotthementohavefaitheitherinphantoms,orphantasmagoria.ManyofthemhadmetNatureinherremotestsolitudes,andwrestledwithherinherroughestmoods.Theywerenotgiventoabeliefinghosts.

           Buttheconfidenceofthemostincredulouswasshakenbyasightsostrangesoabsolutelyunnaturalandtosuchanextent,thatthestoutestheartedofthepartywasforcedmentallytorepeatthewords:

           "Isitaphantom?Surelyitcannotbehuman?"

           Itssizefavouredtheideaofthesupernatural.

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