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Bonivon now saw for the first time the face of his conductor  it was that of a werwolf. With a shriek of terror Bonivon turned to run, but, catching his foot on a mat, fell sprawling on the floor. BONIVON NOW SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME THE FACE OF HIS CONDUCTOR IT WAS THAT OF A WAREWOLF WITH A SHRIEK OF TERROR BONIVAN TURNED TO RUN BUT CATCHING HIS FOOT ON A MAT FELL SPRAWLING ON THE FLOOR
ighed him down, dragged him on dry land. The moment Bonivon got on _terra firma_, sailor-like, he extended his hand to grip that of his rescuer, when, to his dismay and terror, instead of a hand he grasped a huge hairy paw. Convinced that he was in the presence of the Devil, who doubtless highly approved of the thousand and one atrocities he had perpetrated on the helpless Huguenots, he threw himself on his knees and implored the forgiveness of Heaven. His rescuer waited awhile in grim silence, and then, lifting him gently to his feet, led him some considerable distance inland till they arrived at a house on the outskirts of a small town. Here Bonivon's conductor halted, and, opening the door, signed to the captain to enter. All within was dark and silent, and the air was tainted with a sickly, pungent odour that filled Bonivon with the gravest apprehensions. Dragging him along, Bonivon's guide took him into a room, and leaving him there for some seconds, reappeared carrying a lantern. OM THE HEAVY CLOTHES WHICH WEIGHED HIM DOWN DRAGGED HIM ON DRY LAND THE MOMENT BONIVON GOT ON TERRA FIRMA SAILOR LIKE HE EXTENDED HIS HAND TO GRIP THAT OF HIS RESCUER WHEN TO HIS DISMAY AND TERROR INSTEAD OF A HAND HE GRASPED A HUGE HAIRY PAW CONVINCED THAT HE WAS IN THE PRESENCE OF THE DEVIL WHO DOUBTLESS HIGHLY APPROVED OF THE THOUSAND AND ONE ATROCITIES HE HAD PERPETRATED ON THE HELPLESS HUGUENOTS HE THREW HIMSELF ON HIS KNEES AND IMPLORED THE FORGIVENESS OF HEAVEN HIS RESCUER WAITED AWHILE IN GRIM SILENCE AND THEN LIFTING HIM GENTLY TO HIS FEET LED HIM SOME CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE INLAND TILL THEY ARRIVED AT A HOUSE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF A SMALL TOWN HERE BONIVON'S CONDUCTOR HALTED AND OPENED THE DOOR SIGNED TO THE CAPTAIN TO ENTER ALL WITHIN WAS DARK AND SILENT AND THE AIR WAS TAINTED WITH A SICKLY PUNGENT ODOR THAT FILLED BONIVAN WITH THE GRAVEST APPREHENSIONS DRAGGING HIM ALONG BONNIVON'S GUIDE TOOK HIM INTO A ROOM AND LEAVING HIM THERE FOR SOME SECONDS REAPPEARED CARRYING A LANTERN
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