large/2093/ghost_stories_005_librivox_64kb_mp3/old_womans_tale_hawthorne_rkw_64kb_30
large/2093/ghost_stories_005_librivox_64kb_mp3/old_womans_tale_hawthorne_rkw_64kb
English
2093
"If I live till to morrow morning," said he, "I'll see what may be buried between that tree and the spring of water." IF I LIVE TILL TO MORROW MORNING SAID HE I'LL SEE WHAT MAY BE BURIED BETWEEN THAT TREE AND THE SPRING OF WATER
hort deacon waddled after, making four steps to the yard; the mothers called their children about them and set forth, with a gentle and sad glance behind. Like cloudy fantasies that hurry by a viewless impulse from the sky, they all were fled, and the wind rose up and followed them with a strange moaning down the lonely street. Now whither these people went, is more than may be told; only David and Esther seemed to see the shadowy splendor of the ancient dame, as she lingered in the moonshine at the graveyard gate, gazing backward to the fountain. “O Esther! I have had such a dream!” cried David, starting up, and rubbing his eyes. “And I such another!” answered Esther, gaping till her pretty red lips formed a circle. “About an old woman with gold-bowed spectacles,” continued David. “And a scarlet hoop-petticoat,” added Esther. They now stared in each other’s eyes, with great astonishment and some little fear. After a thoughtful moment or two, David drew a long breath and stood upright. N STALKED AWAY IMMEDIATELY AND THE SHORT DEACON WADDLED AFTER MAKING FOUR STEPS TO THE YARD THE MOTHERS CALLED THEIR CHILDREN ABOUT THEM AND SET FORTH WITH A GENTLE AND SAD GLANCE BEHIND LIKE CLOUDY FANTASIES THAT HURRIED BY A VIEWLESS IMPULSE FROM THE SKY THEY ALL WERE FLED AND THE WIND ROSE UP AND FOLLOWED THEM WITH A STRANGE MOANING DOWN THE LONELY STREET NOW WHITHER THESE PEOPLE WENT IS MORE THAN MAY BE TOLD ONLY DAVID AND ESTHER SEEMED TO SEE THE SHADOWY SPLENDOR OF THE ANCIENT DAME AS SHE LINGERED IN THE MOONSHINE AT THE GRAVEYARD GATE GAZING BACKWARD TO THE FOUNTAIN OH ESTHER I HAVE HAD SUCH A DREAM CRIED DAVID STARTING UP RUBBING HIS EYES AND AY SUCH ANOTHER ANSWERED ESTHER GAPING TILL HER PRETTY RED LIPS FORMED A CIRCLE ABOUT AN OLD WOMAN WITH GOLD BOWED SPECTACLES CONTINUED DAVID AND A SCARLET HOOP PETTICOAT AT IT ESTHER THEY NOW STARED IN EACH OTHER'S EYES WITH GREAT ASTONISHMENT AND SOME LITTLE FEAR AFTER A THOUGHTFUL MOMENT OR TWO DAVID DREW A LONG BREATH AND STOOD UPRIGHT
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