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Chapter 45

           Another,toallappearanceaswellmountedashimself,wasapproachingalongtheavenue—notslowlyashe,butinaquicktrot.

           Longbeforethestrangeriderhadcomenear,themoonlight,shiningfalluponhim,enabledCalhountoseethathewasheadless!

           Therecouldbenomistakeabouttheobservation.Thoughquicklymade,itwascomplete.Thewhitemoonbeams,silveringhisshoulders,werereflectedfromnoface,aboveorbetweenthem!Itcouldbenoillusionofthemoon’slight.Calhounhadseenthatsameshapeundertheglareofthesun.

           Henowsawmore—themissinghead,ghastlyandgory,halfshroudedbehindthehairyholsters!Morestill—herecognisedthehorse—thestripedserapéupontheshouldersoftherider—thewater-guardsuponhislegs—thecompletecaparison—allthebelongingsofMauricethemustanger!

           Hehadampletimetotakeinthesedetails.Atastandintheembouchureofthesidepath,terrorheldhimtransfixedtothespot.Hishorseappearedtosharethefeeling.Tremblinginitstracks,theanimalmadenoefforttoescape;evenwhentheheadlessriderpulledupinfront,and,withasnorting,rearingsteed,remainedforamomentconfrontingthefrightenedparty.

           Itwasonlyafterthebloodbayhadgivenutterancetoawild"whigher"—respondedtobythehowlofahoundclosefollowingathisheels—andturnedintotheavenuetocontinuehisinterruptedtrot—onlythenthatCalhounbecamesufficientlyreleasedfromthespellofhorrortofindspeech

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