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He could scarcely stir it, and there was but one whom he could call to his assistance  the old woman who acted as his housekeeper and servant. HE COULD SCARCELY STIR IT AND THERE WAS BUT ONE WHOM HE COULD CALL TO HIS ASSISTANCE THE OLD WOMAN WHO ACTED AS HIS HOUSEKEEPER AND SERVANT
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. 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. Proceeding to remove it, his consternation as greatly increased when he discovered how the body had grown in weight since he had thus disposed of it, leaving on his mind scarcely a hope that it could turn out not to be a vampire after all. 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 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 PROCEEDING TO REMOVE IT HIS CONSTERNATION AS GREATLY INCREASED WHEN HE DISCOVERED HOW THE BODY HAD GROWN IN WEIGHT SINCE HE HAD THUS DISPOSED OF IT LEAVING ON HIS MIND SCARCELY A HOPE THAT IT COULD TURN OUT NOT TO BE A VAMPIRE AFTER ALL
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