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The head is pronounced by the most experienced archaeologists of the district to be that of a faun or satyr.[*] [* Dr. Phillips tells me that he has seen the head in question, and assures me that he has never received such a vivid presentment of intense evil. THE HEAD IS PRONOUNCED BY THE MOST EXPERIENCED ARCHAEOLOGISTS OF THE DISTRICT TO BE THAT OF A FAWN OR SATYR DOCTOR PHILLIPS TELLS ME THAT HE HAS NEVER SEEN THE HEAD IN QUESTION AND ASSURES ME THAT HE HAS NEVER RECEIVED SUCH A VIVID PRESENTMENT OF INTENSE EVIL
moned, and after some examination he pronounced the child to be suffering form a kind of fit, apparently produced by a sudden shock. The boy was taken to one of the bedrooms, and after some time recovered consciousness, but only to pass into a condition described by the medical man as one of violent hysteria. The doctor exhibited a strong sedative, and in the course of two hours pronounced him fit to walk home, but in passing through the hall the paroxysms of fright returned and with additional violence. The father perceived that the child was pointing at some object, and heard the old cry, “The man in the wood,” and looking in the direction indicated saw a stone head of grotesque appearance, which had been built into the wall above one of the doors. It seems the owner of the house had recently made alterations in his premises, and on digging the foundations for some offices, the men had found a curious head, evidently of the Roman period, which had been placed in the manner described. OR WAS IMMEDIATELY SUMMONED AND AFTER SOME EXAMINATION HE PRONOUNCED THE CHILD TO BE SUFFERING FROM A KIND OF FIT APPARENTLY PRODUCED BY A SUDDEN SHOCK THE BOY WAS TAKEN TO ONE OF THE BEDROOMS AND AFTER SOME TIME RECOVERED CONSCIOUSNESS BUT ONLY TO PASS INTO A CONDITION DESCRIBED BY THE MEDICAL MAN AS ONE OF VIOLENT HYSTERIA THE DOCTOR EXHIBITED A STRONG SEDATIVE AND IN THE COURSE OF TWO HOURS PRONOUNCED HIM FIT TO WALK HOME BUT IN PASSING THROUGH THE HALL THE PAROXYSMS OF FRIGHT RETURNED AND WITH ADDITIONAL VIOLENCE THE FATHER PERCEIVED THAT THE CHILD WAS POINTING AT SOME OBJECT AND HEARD THE OLD CRY THE MAN IN THE WOOD AND LOOKING IN THE DIRECTION INDICATED SAW A STONE HEAD OF GROTESQUE APPEARANCE WHICH HAD BEEN BUILT IN THE WALL ABOVE ONE OF THE DOORS IT SEEMS THE OWNER OF THE HOUSE HAD RECENTLY MADE ALTERATIONS IN HIS PREMISES AND ON DIGGING THE FOUNDATIONS FOR SOME OFFICES THE MEN HAD FOUND A CURIOUS HEAD APPARENTLY OF THE ROMAN PERIOD WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED
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