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 17 country 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 13 complete 14 . to me they have always been matters of riddle and admiration [.] 1 to 2 me 1 to 3 they 3 they 4 have 4 have 6 been 5 always 6 been 6 been 7 matters 7 matters 8 of 8 of 10 and 9 riddle 10 and 10 and 11 admiration a few amber clouds floated in the sky , without a breath of air to move them [.] 1 a 2 few 2 few 4 clouds 3 amber 4 clouds 4 clouds 5 floated 5 floated 6 in 5 floated 10 without 5 floated 15 to 6 in 7 the 7 the 8 sky 8 sky 9 , 10 without 12 breath 11 a 12 breath 12 breath 13 of 13 of 14 air 15 to 16 move 16 move 17 them 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 8 this 9 banquet 10 as 11 it 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 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 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 16 the 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 15 over 17 stream 16 this 17 stream 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 11 with 12 terror 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 9 to 12 pace 10 an 12 pace 11 equal 12 pace 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 4 the 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 6 silver 7 star 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 bosom 10 bosom 11 of 11 of 12 the 12 the 13 brook 14 told 15 him 14 told 16 that 16 that 17 he 16 that 21 . 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 not 19 not 20 mistaken