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A considerable fragment of a roast joint was upon the table, and Schalken immediately began to cut some, but he was anticipated, for no sooner did she see it than she caught it, a more than mortal image of famine, and with her hands, and even with her teeth, she tore off the flesh, and swallowed it. A CONSIDERABLE FRAGMENT OF A ROAST JOINT WAS UPON THE TABLE AND SHALKIN IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO CUT SOME BUT HE WAS ANTICIPATED FOR NO SOONER DID SHE SEE IT THAN SHE CAUGHT IT A MORE THAN MORTAL IMAGE OF FAMINE AND WITH HER HANDS AND EVEN WITH HER TEETH SHE TORE OFF THE FLESH AND SWALLOWED IT
 staircase. Schalken advanced towards the door. It opened before he reached it, and Rose rushed into the room. She looked wild, fierce and haggard with terror and exhaustion, but her dress surprised them as much as even her unexpected appearance. It consisted of a kind of white woollen wrapper, made close about the neck, and descending to the very ground. It was much deranged and travel-soiled. The poor creature had hardly entered the chamber when she fell senseless on the floor. With some difficulty they succeeded in reviving her, and on recovering her senses, she instantly exclaimed, in a tone of terror rather than mere impatience:---- "Wine! wine! quickly, or I'm lost!" Astonished and almost scared at the strange agitation in which the call was made, they at once administered to her wishes, and she drank some wine with a haste and eagerness which surprised them. She had hardly swallowed it, when she exclaimed, with the same urgency: "Food, for God's sake, food, at once, or I perish.  FOLLOWED A LIGHT AND RAPID TREAD ON THE STAIRCASE SHALKIN ADVANCED TOWARDS THE DOOR IT OPENED BEFORE HE REACHED IT AND ROSE RUSHED INTO THE ROOM SHE LOOKEDLD FIERCE AND HAGGARD WITH TERROR AND EXHAUSTION BUT HER DRESS SURPRISED THEM AS MUCH AS EVEN HER UNEXPECTED APPEARANCE IT CONSISTED OF A KIND OF WHITE WOOLLEN WRAPPER MADE CLOSE ABOUT THE NECK AND DESCENDING TO THE VERY GROUND IT WAS MUCH DERANGED AND TRAVEL SOILED THE POOR CREATURE HAD HARDLY ENTERED THE CHAMBER WHEN SHE FELL SENSELESS ON THE FLOOR WITH SOME DIFFICULTY THEY SUCCEEDED IN REVIVING HER AND ON RECOVERING HER SENSES SHE INSTANTLY EXCLAIMED IN A TONE OF TERROR RATHER THAN MERE IMPATIENCE WINE WINE QUICKLY OR I'M LOST ASTONISHED AND ALMOST SCARED AT THE STRANGE AGITATION IN WHICH THE CALL WAS MADE THEY AT ONCE ADMINISTERED TO HER WISHES AND SHE DRANK SOME WINE WITH THE HASTE AND EAGERNESS WHICH SURPRISED THEM SHE HAD HARDLY SWALLOWED IT WHEN SHE EXCLAIMED WITH THE SAME URGENCY FOOD FOR GOD'S SAKE FOOD AT ONCE OR I PERISH
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