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[Hornick Florio]

Le that there was not a track of bird or beast to be seen anywhere
around it. Lars, who on the way had been buoyed up by the sense of his
heroism, began now to feel strangely uncomfortable. It was so awfully
hushed and still round about him; not the scream of a bird--not even the
falling of a broken bough was to be heard. The pines stood in lines and
in clumps, solemn, like a funeral procession, shrouded in sepulchral
white. Even if a crow had cawed it would have been a relief to the
frightened boy--for it must be confessed that he was a trifle
frightened--if only a little shower of snow had fallen upon his head
from the heavily laden branches, he would have been grateful for it, for
it would have broken the spell of this oppressive silence. There could
be no doubt of it; inside, under those tree-roots slept Stella's
foe--the dreaded enchanted beast who had put the boldest of hunters to
flight, and set lords and baronets by the ears for the privilege of
possessing his skin. Lars became suddenly aware that it was a foolhardy
thing he had undertaken, and that he had better betake himself home. But
then, again, had not Witch-Martha said that she had been waiting for
him; that he was destined by fate to accompli
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