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Chapter 40

           Itappeareddoublethatofanordinarymanuponanordinaryhorse.Itwasmorelikeagiantonagiganticsteed;thoughthismighthavebeenowingtotheillusorylightunderwhichitwasseentherefractionofthesun’srayspassinghorizontallythroughthetremulousatmosphereoftheparchedplain.

           Therewasbutlittletimetophilosophisenotenoughtocompleteacarefulscrutinyoftheunearthlyapparition,whicheveryonepresent,withhandspreadoverhiseyestoshadethemfromthedazzlingglare,wasendeavouringtomake.

           Nothingofcolourcouldbenotedneitherthegarmentsoftheman,northehairycoatofthehorse.Onlytheshapecouldbetraced,outlinedinsablesilhouetteagainstthegoldenbackgroundofthesky;andthisineverychangeofattitude,whetherfrontingthespectators,orturnedsterntowardsthem,wasstillthesamestillthatinexplicablephenomenon:ahorsemanwithoutahead!

           Wasitaphantom?Surelyitcouldnotbehuman?

           "’TisoldNickuponhorseback!"criedafearlessfrontiersman,whowouldscarcehavequailedtoencounterhisSatanicmajestyeveninthatguise."Bythe’tarnalAlmighty,it’sthedevilhimself."

           Theboisterouslaughwhichsucceededtheprofaneutteranceoftherecklessspeaker,whileitonlyaddedtotheaweofhislesscourageouscomrades,appearedtoproduceaneffectontheheadlesshorseman.Wheelingsuddenlyroundhishorseatthesametimesendingforthascreamthatcausedeithertheearthortheatmospheretotremblehecommencedgallopingaway

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