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第42章掘墓盗尸人(10)
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Itwasbythistimegrowie.Thegig,agtoorder,wasbroughtrouhbothlampsbrightlyshining,andtheyouopaytheirbillaheroad.TheyaheywereboundforPeebles,adiretilltheywereclearofthelasthousesofthetowinguishingthelamps,returheirdfollowedaby-rleherewasnosoundbutthatoftheirowheiridentpoftherain.Ititchdark;hereaegateorawhitestohewallguidedthemforashortspaceacrossthenight;butforthemostpartitadalm,thattheypickedtheirwaythroughthatresonaheirsolemnaination.Inthesuhattraversetheneighbourhoodrouglimmerfailedthem,anditbeecessarytokidre-illumihelahegig.Thus,uhedrippingtrees,andenvironedbyhugeandmovingshadows,theyreachedtheseoftheirunhallo>
Theywerebothexperiensuchaffairs,ahthespade;andtheyhadstweheirtaskbeforetheywererewardedbyadullrattleonthelid.AtthesamemomentMae,havinghurthishanduponastone,flungitcarelesslyabovehishead.Thegrave,inwhiowstoodalmosttotheshoulders,wasclosetotheedgeoftheplateauofthegraveyard;andthegiglamphadbeehebettertoillumiheirlabainstatree,aevergeofthesteepbaothestreacehadtakehthestohencameaglass;hem;souelydullandringingaheboundierndownthebank,anditsoalwiththetrees.Astowo,whichithaddislodgedi,rattledbehinditintotheprofuheglen;andthensile,resumeditssway;abendtheirhearingtoitsutmostpitaughtwastobeheardexcepttherain,ntothewind,nowsteadilyfallingovermilesofopentry.
Theyweresoaheirabhorredtaskthattheyjudgeditwisesttopleteitihewasexhumedahebodyihedrippingsadcarriedbetweehegig;ookeepitinitspladthethehorsebythemouth,gropedalongbywallandbushuntiltheyreachedthewiderroadbytheFisher'sTryst.Herewasafaint,diffusedradiancy,whichtheyhailedlikedaylight;bythattheypushedthehoodpadbegantorattlealongmerrilyiioown.
&hbeeheskinduriions,andnow,asthegigjumpedamohethingthatstoodproppedbetweenthemfellnowupononeandnowupoeveryrepetitionofthehorridtastinctivelyrepelleditwiththegreaterhaste;andtheproaturalalthoughitwas,begaheheaemadesomeill-favouredjestaboutthefarmer'swife,butithislips,andwasallowedtodropiheirunnaturalburdenbumpedfromsidetoside;andnowtheheadwouldbelaid,asifintheirshoulders,andnsack-clothicilyabouttheirfaces.AgchillbegahesoulofFettes.Hepeeredatthebuseemedserthanatfirst.Alloverthetry-side,andfrreeofdistahefarmdogsapaheirpassagewithtragicululations;anditgrewandgrewuponhismindthatsomeunnaturalmiraclehadbeenaplished,thatsomenamelessgehadbefallenthedeadbody,andthatitwasiheirunholyburdenthatthed.
&quod'ssake,"saidhe,makitoarriveatspeech,&quod'ssake,let'shavealight!"
SeeminglyMaewasaffethesamedire;fhhemadenoreply,hestoppedthehorse,passedthereinstohispanion,gotdoroceededtokiheremaininglamp.Theyhadbythattimegothecross-roaddowntoAuy.
&illpouredasthoughthedelugewerereturning,anditwasertomakealightinsuchaworldofwetanddarkthefligblueflamehadbeehewidbegantoexpandandclarify,andshedawideistybrightnessroubecamepossibleforthetwoyouoseeeachotheraheyhadalongwiththeTherainhadmouldedtheroughsagtotheoutlihebodyuheheadwasdistinthetrunk,theshouldersplainlymodelled;somethiralandhumaheireyesupolyradeoftheirdrive.
ForsometimeMaestoodmotionless,holdingupthelamp.Anamelessdreadwasswathed,likeawetsheet,aboutthebody,ahewhiteskinupoes;afearthatwasmeaningless,ahorrorofwhatotbe,keptmountingtohisbraiofthewatdhehadspoken.Buthisradeforestalledhi
"Thatisnotawoman,"saidMae,inahushedvoice.
"Itheherin,"whisperedFettes.
"Holdthatlamp,"saidtheother."Imustseeherface."
Aookthelamphispahefasteningsofthesaddrewdowhehead.Thelightfellverythedark,well-mouldedfeaturesandsmooth-shaveoofamiliarbeheldindreamsofbothoftheseyoungmen.Awildyellrangupi;eachleapedfromhisowheroadfell,broke,aihehorse,terrifiedbythisunusualotion,boundedaowardEdinburghatagallwithit,soleotofthegig,thebodyofthedeadandloedGray.
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