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Whatever made you come in like that." "Give me food," the other said, hoarsely. WHATEVER MADE YOU COME IN LIKE THAT GIVE ME FOOD THE OTHER SAID HOARSELY
he night was fine, and the stars were twinkling brightly overhead. The little front garden lay before the farmer’s eyes bounded by the fence and gate, but neither there nor on the road was any human being to be seen. With a sigh of relief, Ferrier looked to right and to left, until happening to glance straight down at his own feet he saw to his astonishment a man lying flat upon his face upon the ground, with arms and legs all asprawl. So unnerved was he at the sight that he leaned up against the wall with his hand to his throat to stifle his inclination to call out. His first thought was that the prostrate figure was that of some wounded or dying man, but as he watched it he saw it writhe along the ground and into the hall with the rapidity and noiselessness of a serpent. Once within the house the man sprang to his feet, closed the door, and revealed to the astonished farmer the fierce face and resolute expression of Jefferson Hope. “Good God!” gasped John Ferrier. “How you scared me! WAS CALM AND QUIET THE NIGHT WAS FINE AND THE STARS WERE TWINKLING BRIGHTLY OVERHEAD THE LITTLE FRONT GARDEN LAY BEFORE THE FARMER'S EYES BOUNDED BY THE FENCE AND GATE BUT NEITHER THERE NOR ON THE ROAD WAS ANY HUMAN BEING TO BE SEEN WITH A SIGH OF RELIEF FERRIER LOOKED TO RIGHT AND TO LEFT UNTIL HAPPENING TO GLANCE STRAIGHT DOWN AT HIS OWN FEET HE SAW TO HIS ASTONISHMENT A MAN LYING FLAT UPON HIS FACE UPON THE GROUND WITH ARMS AND LEGS ALL ASPRAWL SO UNNERVED WAS HE AT THE SIGHT THAT HE LEANED UP AGAINST THE WALL WITH HIS HAND TO HIS THROAT TO STIFLE HIS INCLINATION TO CALL OUT HIS FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT THE PROSTRATE FIGURE WAS THAT OF SOME WOUNDED OR DYING MAN BUT AS HE WATCHED IT HE SAW IT WRITHE ALONG THE GROUND AND INTO THE HALL WITH THE RAPIDITY AND NOISELESSNESS OF A SERPENT ONCE WITHIN THE HOUSE THE MAN SPRANG TO HIS FEET CLOSED THE DOOR AND REVEALED TO THE ASTONISHED FARMER THE FIERCE FACE AND RESOLUTE EXPRESSION OF JEFFERSON HOPE GOOD GOD GASPED JOHN FERRIER HOW YOU SCARED ME
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