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Utterly unable, however, to lift the mass between them, they could only drag and push it along; and such a slow toil was it that there was no time to remove the traces of its track, before Lilith came down and saw a broad white line leading from the door of the studio down the cellarstairs. UTTERLY UNABLE HOWEVER TO LIFT THE MASS BETWEEN THEM THEY COULD ONLY DRAG AND PUSH IT ALONG AND SUCH A SLOW TOIL WAS IT THAT THERE WAS NO TIME TO REMOVE THE TRACES OF ITS TRACK BEFORE LILITH CAME DOWN AND SAW A BROAD WHITE LINE LEADING FROM THE DOOR OF THE STUDIO DOWN THE CELLARSTAIRS
istance, and the probability of discovery. If, however, the apparition should turn out to be no vampire, but only a respectable ghost, they might manage to endure its presence, till it should be weary of haunting them. He resolved at last to convey the body for the meantime into a concealed cellar in the house, seeing something must be done before his daughter came down. Proceeding to remove it, his consternation as greatly increased when he discovered how the body had grown in weight since he had thus disposed of it, leaving on his mind scarcely a hope that it could turn out not to be a vampire after all. He could scarcely stir it, and there was but one whom he could call to his assistance--the old woman who acted as his housekeeper and servant. He went to her room, roused her, and told her the whole story. Devoted to her master for many years, and not quite so sensitive to fearful influences as when less experienced in horrors, she showed immediate readiness to render him assistance.  NOT DO IT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND THE PROBABILITY OF DISCOVERY IF HOWEVER THE APPARITION SHOULD TURN OUT TO BE NO VAMPIRE BUT ONLY A RESPECTABLE GHOST THEY MIGHT MANAGE TO ENDURE ITS PRESENCE TILL IT SHOULD BE WEARY OF HAUNTING THEM HE RESOLVED AT LAST TO CONVEY THE BODY FOR THE MEANTIME INTO A CONCEALED CELLAR IN THE HOUSE SEEING SOMETHING MUST BE DONE BEFORE HIS DAUGHTER CAME DOWN PROCEEDING TO REMOVE IT HIS CONSTERNATION AS GREATLY INCREASED WHEN HE DISCOVERED HOW THE BODY HAD GROWN IN WEIGHT SINCE HE HAD THUS DISPOSED OF IT LEAVING ON HIS MIND SCARCELY A HOPE THAT IT COULD TURN OUT NOT TO BE A VAMPIRE AFTER ALL HE COULD SCARCELY STIR IT AND THERE WAS BUT ONE WHOM HE COULD CALL TO HIS ASSISTANCE THE OLD WOMAN WHO ACTED AS HIS HOUSEKEEPER AND SERVANT HE WENT TO HER ROOM ROUSED HER AND TOLD HER THE WHOLE STORY DEVOTED TO HER MASTER FOR MANY YEARS AND NOT QUITE SO SENSITIVE TO FEARFUL INFLUENCES AS WHEN LESS EXPERIENCED IN HORRORS SHE SHOWED IMMEDIATE READINESS TO RENDER HIM ASSISTANCE
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