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When Karl had reached his room, and was dressing himself, the thought struck him that something might be made of the report of the extreme weight of the body of old Kuntz, to favour the continuance of the delusion of Teufelsbürst, although he hardly knew yet to what use he could turn this delusion. WHEN KARL HAD REACHED HIS ROOM AND WAS DRESSING HIMSELF THE THOUGHT STRUCK HIM THAT SOMETHING MIGHT BE MADE OF THE REPORT OF THE EXTREME WEIGHT OF THE BODY OF OLD COONS TO FAVOUR THE CONTINUANCE OF THE DELUSION OF TEUFELSBUERST ALTHOUGH HE HARDLY KNEW YET TO WHAT USE HE COULD TURN THIS DELUSION
reme measures which they had resorted to in order to free the city from the ghoul, beyond which nothing could be done, had been utterly unavailing, successful as they had proved in every other known case of the kind. For, urged as well by various horrid signs about his grave, which not even its close proximity to the altar could render a place of repose, they had opened it, had found in the body every peculiarity belonging to a vampire, had pulled it out with the greatest difficulty on account of a quite supernatural ponderosity; which rendered the horse which had killed him--a strong animal--all but unable to drag it along, and had at last, after cutting it in pieces, and expending on the fire two hundred and sixteen great billets, succeeded in conquering its incombustibleness, and reducing it to ashes. Such, at least, was the story which had reached the painter’s household, and was believed by many; and if all this did not compel the perturbed corpse to rest, what more could be done? G CONVICTION THAT THE EXTREME MEASURES WHICH THEY HAD RESORTED TO IN ORDER TO FREE THE CITY FROM THE GHUL BEYOND WHICH NOTHING COULD BE DONE HAD BEEN UTTERLY UNAVAILING SUCCESSFUL AS THEY HAD PROVED IN EVERY OTHER KNOWN CASE OF THE KIND FOR URGED AS WELL BY VARIOUS HORRID SIGNS ABOUT HIS GRAVE WHICH NOT EVEN ITS CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ALTAR COULD RENDER A PLACE OF REPOSE THEY HAD OPENED IT HAD FOUND IN THE BODY EVERY PECULIARITY BELONGING TO A VAMPIRE HAD PULLED IT OUT WITH THE GREATEST DIFFICULTY ON ACCOUNT OF A QUITE SUPERNATURAL PONDEROSITY WHICH RENDERED THE HORSE WHICH HAD KILLED HIM A STRONG ANIMAL ALL BUT UNABLE TO DRAG IT ALONG AND HAD AT LAST AFTER CUTTING IT IN PIECES AND EXPENDING ON THE FIRE TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN GREAT BILLETS SUCCEEDED IN CONQUERING ITS INCOMBUSTIBLENESS AND REDUCING IT TO ASHES SUCH AT LEAST WAS THE STORY WHICH HAD REACHED THE PAINTER'S HOUSEHOLD AND WAS BELIEVED BY MANY AND IF ALL THIS DID NOT COMPEL THE PERTURBED CORPSE TO REST WHAT MORE COULD BE DONE
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