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Those who ventured far in the forest after nightfall either never came back at all or returned half imbecile with terror, and afterwards poured out to their affrighted friends incoherent stories of the strange lights and terrible forms they had encountered, moving about amid the trees. THOSE WHO VENTURED FAR IN THE FOREST AFTER NIGHTFALL EITHER NEVER CAME BACK AT ALL OR RETURNED HALF IMBECILE WITH TERROR AND AFTERWARDS POURED OUT TO THEIR AFFRIGHTED FRIENDS INCOHERENT STORIES OF STRANGE LIGHTS AND TERRIBLE FORMS THEY HAD ENCOUNTERED MOVING ABOUT AMID THE TREES
quence, had a very bad time. Eventually it was shown to Beatrice, and it was then that the climax was reached. Although Henri was present at the moment, unable to restrain herself, she went into peals of laughter at the drawings, saying over and over again: "How like him--how very like! His nose to a nicety! It is certainly correct to style him Sansfeu--for no one could call him Sansnez!" Her mirth was infectious; every one joined in; only Henri slunk away, crimson with rage and mortification. He hated Beatrice now as much as he had loved her before; and he thirsted only for revenge. Some distance from the village and in the heart of the forest lived an old woman known as Mère Maxim, who was said to be a witch, and, therefore, shunned by every one. All sorts of unsavoury stories were told of her, and she was held responsible for several outbreaks of epidemics--hitherto unknown in the neighbourhood--many accidents, and more than one death. The spot where she lived was carefully avoided. N THE VILLAGE AND ENRI IN CONSEQUENCE HAD A VERY BAD TIME EVENTUALLY IT WAS SHOWN TO BEATRICE AND IT WAS THEN THAT THE CLIMAX WAS REACHED ALTHOUGH HENRY WAS PRESENT AT THE MOMENT UNABLE TO RESTRAIN HERSELF SHE WENT INTO PEALS OF LAUGHTER AT THE DRAWINGS SAYING OVER AND OVER AGAIN HOW LIKE HIM HOW VERY LIKE HIS NOSE TO A NICETY IT IS CERTAINLY CORRECT TO STYLE HIM SONGPHU FOR NO ONE COULD CALL HIM SAN SNEZ HER MIRTH WAS INFECTIOUS EVERY ONE JOINED IN ONLY HONORY SLUNK AWAY CRIMSON WITH RAGE AND MORTIFICATION HE HATED BEATRICE NOW AS MUCH AS HE HAD LOVED HER BEFORE AND HE THIRSTED ONLY FOR REVENGE SOME DISTANCE FROM THE VILLAGE AND IN THE HEART OF THE FOREST LIVED AN OLD WOMAN KNOWN AS MAYOR MAXIM WHO WAS SAID TO BE A WITCH AND THEREFORE SHUNNED BY EVERYONE ALL SORTS OF UNSAVOURY STORIES WERE TOLD OF HER AND SHE WAS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVERAL OUTBREAKS OF EPIDEMICS HITHERTO UNKNOWN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD MANY ACCIDENTS AND MORE THAN ONE DEATH THE SPOT WHERE SHE LIVED WAS CAREFULLY AVOIDED
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