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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. 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
emises, would it not be enough to bring him at once to the gallows? Therefore it would be dangerous to bury it in the garden, or in the cellar. “Besides,” thought he, with a shudder, “that would be to fix the vampire as a guest for ever.”--And the horrors of the past night rushed back upon his imagination with renewed intensity. What would it be to have the dead Karl crawling about his house for ever, now inside, now out, now sitting on the stairs, now staring in at the windows? He would have dragged it to the bottom of his garden, past which the Moldau flowed, and plunged it into the stream; but then, should the spectre continue to prove troublesome, it would be almost impossible to reach the body so as to destroy it by fire; besides which, he could 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.  WERE DISCOVERED ANYWHERE ON HIS PREMISES WOULD IT NOT BE ENOUGH TO BRING HIM AT ONCE TO THE GALLOWS THEREFORE IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO BURY IT IN THE GARDEN OR IN THE CELLAR BESIDES THOUGHT HE WITH A SHUDDER THAT WOULD BE TO FIX THE VAMPIRE AS A GUEST FOREVER AND THE HORRORS OF THE PAST NIGHT RUSHED BACK UPON HIS IMAGINATION WITH RENEWED INTENSITY WHAT WOULD IT BE TO HAVE THE DEAD KARL CRAWLING ABOUT HIS HOUSE FOR EVER NOW INSIDE NOW OUT NOW SITTING ON THE STAIRS NOW STARING IN AT THE WINDOWS HE WOULD HAVE DRAGGED IT TO THE BOTTOM OF HIS GARDEN PAST WHICH THE MOLDAU FLOWED AND PLUNGED IT INTO THE STREAM BUT THEN SHOULD THE SPECTRE CONTINUE TO PROVE TROUBLESOME IT WOULD BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REACH THE BODY SO AS TO DESTROY IT BY FIRE BESIDES WHICH HE COULD 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
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