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 in a most mysterious manner. He strewed sand on the floor, and drew two direct circles with an ebony wand, placing me in one and himself in the other."

"How will this end, said I to myself."

"The stranger was now standing opposite to me, in an awful and solemn posture: He folded his hand upon his breast, his looks being lifted up to heaven. Silent and motionless like a statue was he standing there. A chilly sensation of horror penetrated me, I did not dare to fetch breath."

"The stranger remained in that posture for a quarter of an hour, my fear was swallowed up in dumb amazement, and my heart began soon to fail me for fear, and for a looking after those things which were to come: At length my conductor broke his mysterious silence; I heard his voice, but I could not understand what he was uttering; the words he was pronouncing seemed to belong to a fo-