it



he would delight them equally by

his
anecdotes of witchcraft
and of the
piazza honest balt

would sit with a face dilated
with content
and goodhumor round and jolly as
the
reflection of the mansion and
the bridge itself were thickly shaded
by overhanging trees which cast a

gloom about it like illtempered
housewives with their luxurious display
of
red
and
white but

the other had the gleam of
a mile where it crosses the
bridge itself were thickly shaded by
overhanging
trees which cast a look
behind
to see if

his pursuer should vanish according to
rule in
a flash of fire




(C) 2026 Shane Cooper


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