a drowsy , dreamy influence seems to hang over the land , and to pervade the very atmosphere [.] 1 a 2 drowsy 1 a 5 influence 2 drowsy 3 , 2 drowsy 5 influence 4 dreamy 5 influence 5 influence 6 seems 6 seems 7 to 6 seems 13 and 7 to 13 and 8 hang 9 over 8 hang 13 and 9 over 11 land 10 the 11 land 12 , 13 and 13 and 14 to 13 and 15 pervade 14 to 15 pervade 15 pervade 18 atmosphere 16 the 17 very 16 the 18 atmosphere indeed , it behooved him to keep on good terms with his pupils [.] 1 indeed 2 , 1 indeed 3 it 3 it 4 behooved 4 behooved 5 him 4 behooved 6 to 6 to 7 keep 7 keep 8 on 7 keep 10 terms 7 keep 11 with 9 good 10 terms 10 terms 11 with 11 with 13 pupils 12 his 13 pupils our man of letters , therefore , was peculiarly happy in the smiles of all the country damsels [.] 1 our 2 man 2 man 3 of 2 man 8 was 3 of 4 letters 5 , 6 therefore 6 therefore 7 , 6 therefore 8 was 8 was 9 peculiarly 8 was 10 happy 10 happy 11 in 11 in 13 smiles 12 the 13 smiles 13 smiles 14 of 14 of 15 all 15 all 16 the 15 all 18 damsels 16 the 18 damsels 17 country 18 damsels he was , in fact , an odd mixture of small shrewdness and simple credulity [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 5 fact 2 was 9 mixture 3 , 5 fact 4 in 5 fact 5 fact 6 , 7 an 8 odd 7 an 9 mixture 8 odd 9 mixture 9 mixture 10 of 10 of 13 and 11 small 12 shrewdness 12 shrewdness 13 and 13 and 15 credulity 14 simple 15 credulity no tale was too gross or monstrous for his capacious swallow [.] 1 no 2 tale 2 tale 3 was 3 was 4 too 3 was 6 or 5 gross 6 or 6 or 7 monstrous 7 monstrous 8 for 8 for 11 swallow 9 his 11 swallow 10 capacious 11 swallow the pedagogue 's mouth watered as he looked upon this sumptuous promise of luxurious winter fare [.] 1 the 2 pedagogue 2 pedagogue 3 's 3 's 4 mouth 4 mouth 5 watered 5 watered 6 as 6 as 7 he 6 as 8 looked 7 he 8 looked 8 looked 9 upon 9 upon 12 promise 10 this 12 promise 11 sumptuous 12 promise 12 promise 13 of 13 of 16 fare 14 luxurious 15 winter 15 winter 16 fare when he entered the house , the conquest of his heart was complete [.] 1 when 2 he 1 when 3 entered 1 when 6 , 1 when 8 conquest 2 he 3 entered 3 entered 5 house 4 the 5 house 7 the 8 conquest 8 conquest 9 of 8 conquest 12 was 9 of 11 heart 10 his 11 heart 12 was 13 complete here rows of resplendent pewter , ranged on a long dresser , dazzled his eyes [.] 1 here 2 rows 2 rows 3 of 2 rows 13 dazzled 3 of 5 pewter 4 resplendent 5 pewter 5 pewter 7 ranged 6 , 7 ranged 7 ranged 8 on 7 ranged 12 , 8 on 11 dresser 9 a 10 long 9 a 11 dresser 10 long 11 dresser 13 dazzled 15 eyes 14 his 15 eyes in this way matters went on for some time , without producing any material effect on the relative situations of the contending powers [.] 1 in 3 way 1 in 4 matters 2 this 3 way 4 matters 5 went 5 went 6 on 5 went 7 for 7 for 9 time 8 some 9 time 9 time 11 without 10 , 11 without 11 without 12 producing 12 producing 15 effect 12 producing 16 on 13 any 15 effect 14 material 15 effect 15 effect 16 on 16 on 19 situations 17 the 19 situations 18 relative 19 situations 19 situations 20 of 20 of 23 powers 21 the 23 powers 22 contending 23 powers all was now bustle and hubbub in the late quiet schoolroom [.] 1 all 2 was 2 was 3 now 2 was 5 and 2 was 7 in 4 bustle 5 and 5 and 6 hubbub 5 and 7 in 7 in 11 schoolroom 8 the 11 schoolroom 9 late 11 schoolroom 10 quiet 11 schoolroom the small birds were taking their farewell banquets [.] 1 the 3 birds 2 small 3 birds 3 birds 4 were 4 were 5 taking 5 taking 8 banquets 6 their 8 banquets 7 farewell 8 banquets i want breath and time to discuss this banquet as it deserves , and am too eager to get on with my story [.] 1 i 14 and 2 want 4 and 2 want 14 and 3 breath 4 and 4 and 5 time 4 and 6 to 4 and 12 deserves 6 to 7 discuss 7 discuss 9 banquet 7 discuss 10 as 8 this 9 banquet 10 as 11 it 10 as 12 deserves 11 it 12 deserves 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 am 15 am 17 eager 16 too 17 eager 17 eager 18 to 17 eager 19 get 18 to 19 get 19 get 20 on 19 get 21 with 21 with 23 story 22 my 23 story his instrument was as old and battered as himself [.] 1 his 2 instrument 2 instrument 6 and 3 was 5 old 3 was 6 and 4 as 5 old 6 and 7 battered 6 and 8 as 8 as 9 himself the neighborhood is rich in legendary treasures of the kind [.] 1 the 2 neighborhood 2 neighborhood 3 is 3 is 4 rich 4 rich 5 in 5 in 7 treasures 6 legendary 7 treasures 7 treasures 8 of 8 of 10 kind 9 the 10 kind the revel now gradually broke up [.] 1 the 2 revel 2 revel 5 broke 3 now 5 broke 4 gradually 5 broke 5 broke 6 up the hour was as dismal as himself [.] 1 the 2 hour 2 hour 3 was 3 was 5 dismal 4 as 5 dismal 5 dismal 6 as 6 as 7 himself all the stories of ghosts and goblins that he had heard in the afternoon now came crowding upon his recollection [.] 1 all 2 the 1 all 3 stories 2 the 3 stories 3 stories 4 of 3 stories 17 crowding 4 of 6 and 5 ghosts 6 and 6 and 7 goblins 6 and 8 that 6 and 16 came 8 that 15 now 8 that 16 came 9 he 10 had 10 had 11 heard 11 heard 12 in 12 in 14 afternoon 13 the 14 afternoon 14 afternoon 15 now 17 crowding 18 upon 18 upon 20 recollection 19 his 20 recollection he had never felt so lonely and dismal [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 felt 3 never 4 felt 4 felt 5 so 4 felt 7 and 6 lonely 7 and 7 and 8 dismal he was , moreover , approaching the very place where many of the scenes of the ghost stories had been laid [.] 1 he 2 was 2 was 6 approaching 3 , 4 moreover 4 moreover 5 , 4 moreover 6 approaching 6 approaching 9 place 6 approaching 10 where 7 the 8 very 7 the 9 place 9 place 10 where 10 where 14 scenes 10 where 21 laid 11 many 12 of 11 many 14 scenes 12 of 14 scenes 13 the 14 scenes 14 scenes 15 of 14 scenes 19 had 15 of 18 stories 16 the 18 stories 17 ghost 18 stories 19 had 20 been 20 been 21 laid a few rough logs , laid side by side , served for a bridge over this stream [.] 1 a 2 few 2 few 4 logs 3 rough 4 logs 4 logs 6 laid 4 logs 11 served 5 , 6 laid 6 laid 9 side 6 laid 10 , 7 side 8 by 8 by 9 side 11 served 12 for 11 served 15 over 12 for 14 bridge 13 a 14 bridge 14 bridge 15 over 15 over 17 stream 16 this 17 stream in the dark shadow of the grove , on the margin of the brook , he beheld something huge , misshapen and towering [.] 1 in 4 shadow 1 in 15 , 1 in 16 he 2 the 4 shadow 3 dark 4 shadow 4 shadow 5 of 5 of 7 grove 6 the 7 grove 7 grove 9 on 8 , 9 on 9 on 11 margin 9 on 15 , 10 the 11 margin 11 margin 12 of 12 of 14 brook 13 the 14 brook 16 he 17 beheld 17 beheld 18 something 18 something 22 and 19 huge 20 , 20 , 21 misshapen 20 , 22 and 22 and 23 towering the hair of the affrighted pedagogue rose upon his head with terror [.] 1 the 2 hair 2 hair 3 of 2 hair 7 rose 3 of 6 pedagogue 4 the 6 pedagogue 5 affrighted 6 pedagogue 7 rose 8 upon 7 rose 11 with 8 upon 10 head 9 his 10 head 10 head 11 with 11 with 12 terror summoning up , therefore , a show of courage , he demanded in stammering accents , " who are you ? " 1 summoning 2 up 1 summoning 4 therefore 1 summoning 7 show 1 summoning 10 , 1 summoning 11 he 3 , 4 therefore 4 therefore 5 , 6 a 7 show 7 show 8 of 8 of 9 courage 11 he 12 demanded 12 demanded 13 in 12 demanded 16 , 12 demanded 17 " 12 demanded 18 who 12 demanded 19 are 12 demanded 21 ? 12 demanded 22 " 13 in 14 stammering 14 stammering 15 accents 18 who 19 are 19 are 20 you he received no reply [.] 1 he 2 received 2 received 4 reply 3 no 4 reply he repeated his demand in a still more agitated voice [.] 1 he 2 repeated 2 repeated 4 demand 2 repeated 5 in 3 his 4 demand 4 demand 5 in 5 in 10 voice 6 a 7 still 6 a 10 voice 7 still 10 voice 8 more 9 agitated 9 agitated 10 voice still there was no answer [.] 1 still 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 5 answer 4 no 5 answer the stranger , however , quickened his horse to an equal pace [.] 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 6 quickened 3 , 4 however 4 however 5 , 4 however 6 quickened 6 quickened 8 horse 6 quickened 9 to 7 his 8 horse 8 horse 9 to 9 to 12 pace 10 an 11 equal 10 an 12 pace 11 equal 12 pace there was something in the moody and dogged silence of this pertinacious companion that was mysterious and appalling [.] 1 there 2 was 2 was 3 something 2 was 17 and 3 something 4 in 3 something 10 of 3 something 14 that 3 something 15 was 4 in 9 silence 5 the 9 silence 6 moody 7 and 7 and 8 dogged 7 and 9 silence 10 of 13 companion 11 this 13 companion 12 pertinacious 13 companion 14 that 15 was 16 mysterious 17 and 17 and 18 appalling it was soon fearfully accounted for [.] 1 it 2 was 2 was 3 soon 2 was 6 for 4 fearfully 6 for 5 accounted 6 for an opening in the trees now cheered him with the hopes that the church bridge was at hand [.] 1 an 2 opening 2 opening 3 in 2 opening 7 cheered 3 in 5 trees 4 the 5 trees 6 now 7 cheered 7 cheered 8 him 7 cheered 9 with 9 with 11 hopes 10 the 11 hopes 11 hopes 12 that 12 that 15 bridge 12 that 16 was 13 the 15 bridge 14 church 15 bridge 15 bridge 16 was 16 was 18 hand 17 at 18 hand the wavering reflection of a silver star in the bosom of the brook told him that he was not mistaken [.] 1 the 3 reflection 2 wavering 3 reflection 3 reflection 4 of 3 reflection 8 in 3 reflection 14 told 4 of 7 star 5 a 6 silver 5 a 7 star 6 silver 7 star 8 in 10 bosom 9 the 10 bosom 10 bosom 11 of 11 of 13 brook 12 the 13 brook 14 told 15 him 14 told 16 that 16 that 17 he 16 that 20 mistaken 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 not 18 was 20 mistaken 19 not 20 mistaken