our man of letters , therefore , was peculiarly happy in the smiles of all the country damsels . 1 our 2 man 2 man 4 letters 2 man 5 , 2 man 18 damsels 3 of 4 letters 6 therefore 7 , 7 , 8 was 8 was 9 peculiarly 8 was 18 damsels 9 peculiarly 10 happy 10 happy 11 in 11 in 12 the 12 the 13 smiles 13 smiles 14 of 14 of 15 all 15 all 16 the 16 the 17 country 18 damsels 19 . what fearful shapes and shadows beset his path , amidst the dim and ghastly glare of a snowy night ! 1 what 2 fearful 2 fearful 3 shapes 3 shapes 4 and 4 and 5 shadows 4 and 6 beset 6 beset 7 his 7 his 8 path 8 path 9 , 9 , 10 amidst 10 amidst 11 the 11 the 12 dim 12 dim 13 and 13 and 14 ghastly 14 ghastly 15 glare 15 glare 16 of 16 of 17 a 17 a 18 snowy 18 snowy 19 night 19 night 20 ! with what wistful look did he eye every trembling ray of light streaming across the waste fields from some distant window ! 1 with 2 what 2 what 3 wistful 2 what 4 look 2 what 5 did 5 did 6 he 6 he 7 eye 6 he 8 every 6 he 22 ! 8 every 9 trembling 9 trembling 10 ray 10 ray 11 of 11 of 12 light 12 light 13 streaming 13 streaming 14 across 14 across 17 fields 15 the 16 waste 15 the 17 fields 17 fields 18 from 17 fields 21 window 19 some 20 distant 19 some 21 window the pedagogue 's mouth watered as he looked upon this sumptuous promise of luxurious winter fare . 1 the 2 pedagogue 2 pedagogue 11 sumptuous 3 's 4 mouth 4 mouth 5 watered 5 watered 6 as 5 watered 11 sumptuous 6 as 7 he 8 looked 9 upon 9 upon 11 sumptuous 10 this 11 sumptuous 11 sumptuous 12 promise 12 promise 13 of 13 of 16 fare 13 of 17 . 14 luxurious 15 winter 15 winter 16 fare when he entered the house , the conquest of his heart was complete . 1 when 2 he 2 he 3 entered 3 entered 4 the 4 the 5 house 5 house 6 , 6 , 7 the 7 the 8 conquest 8 conquest 9 of 8 conquest 13 complete 9 of 10 his 10 his 11 heart 11 heart 12 was 13 complete 14 . 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 4 clouds 8 sky 5 floated 6 in 7 the 8 sky 8 sky 9 , 9 , 10 without 10 without 11 a 10 without 12 breath 10 without 16 move 12 breath 13 of 13 of 14 air 15 to 16 move 16 move 17 them 17 them 18 . i want breath and time to discuss this banquet as it deserves , and am too eager to get on with my story . 1 i 2 want 2 want 3 breath 3 breath 4 and 4 and 5 time 5 time 7 discuss 6 to 7 discuss 7 discuss 8 this 7 discuss 10 as 8 this 9 banquet 10 as 12 deserves 10 as 13 , 11 it 12 deserves 13 , 14 and 14 and 15 am 15 am 16 too 15 am 18 to 15 am 22 my 16 too 17 eager 19 get 20 on 20 on 21 with 21 with 22 my 22 my 23 story 23 story 24 . and now the sound of the music from the common room , or hall , summoned to the dance . 1 and 2 now 2 now 5 of 3 the 4 sound 4 sound 5 of 5 of 8 from 6 the 7 music 7 music 8 from 8 from 9 the 8 from 11 room 9 the 10 common 11 room 12 , 12 , 13 or 13 or 15 , 13 or 16 summoned 13 or 20 . 14 hall 15 , 16 summoned 17 to 17 to 18 the 18 the 19 dance his instrument was as old and battered as himself . 1 his 2 instrument 1 his 9 himself 2 instrument 3 was 2 instrument 5 old 4 as 5 old 5 old 7 battered 6 and 7 battered 7 battered 8 as 9 himself 10 . the revel now gradually broke up . 1 the 2 revel 2 revel 3 now 3 now 4 gradually 3 now 5 broke 3 now 7 . 5 broke 6 up oh , these women ! these women ! 1 oh 2 , 2 , 3 these 3 these 4 women 4 women 5 ! 4 women 7 women 6 these 7 women 7 women 8 ! could that girl have been playing off any of her coquettish tricks ? 1 could 3 girl 2 that 3 girl 3 girl 4 have 3 girl 6 playing 5 been 6 playing 6 playing 7 off 7 off 8 any 8 any 9 of 9 of 10 her 10 her 11 coquettish 11 coquettish 12 tricks 12 tricks 13 ? was her encouragement of the poor pedagogue all a mere sham to secure her conquest of his rival ? 1 was 2 her 2 her 3 encouragement 2 her 4 of 2 her 14 her 4 of 5 the 5 the 6 poor 6 poor 7 pedagogue 7 pedagogue 11 sham 8 all 9 a 9 a 10 mere 10 mere 11 sham 11 sham 13 secure 12 to 13 secure 14 her 15 conquest 15 conquest 16 of 15 conquest 19 ? 17 his 18 rival 18 rival 19 ? the hour was as dismal as himself . 1 the 2 hour 1 the 3 was 3 was 5 dismal 4 as 5 dismal 5 dismal 6 as 6 as 7 himself 7 himself 8 . all the stories of ghosts and goblins that he had heard in the afternoon now came crowding upon his recollection . 1 all 2 the 2 the 3 stories 3 stories 4 of 4 of 5 ghosts 5 ghosts 6 and 6 and 7 goblins 7 goblins 8 that 8 that 9 he 9 he 10 had 9 he 11 heard 9 he 19 his 11 heard 15 now 12 in 13 the 13 the 14 afternoon 14 afternoon 15 now 15 now 16 came 16 came 17 crowding 18 upon 19 his 19 his 20 recollection 20 recollection 21 . he had never felt so lonely and dismal . 1 he 2 had 2 had 3 never 3 never 4 felt 4 felt 5 so 5 so 6 lonely 6 lonely 7 and 7 and 8 dismal 8 dismal 9 . he was , moreover , approaching the very place where many of the scenes of the ghost stories had been laid . 1 he 4 moreover 2 was 4 moreover 3 , 4 moreover 4 moreover 5 , 4 moreover 9 place 6 approaching 7 the 7 the 8 very 8 very 9 place 9 place 10 where 10 where 11 many 11 many 12 of 11 many 14 scenes 12 of 13 the 14 scenes 15 of 14 scenes 18 stories 15 of 16 the 16 the 18 stories 17 ghost 18 stories 18 stories 19 had 19 had 20 been 20 been 21 laid 21 laid 22 . he passed the tree in safety , but new perils lay before him . 1 he 10 perils 2 passed 3 the 3 the 10 perils 4 tree 5 in 4 tree 10 perils 6 safety 7 , 7 , 8 but 8 but 9 new 9 new 10 perils 10 perils 13 him 11 lay 12 before 12 before 13 him 13 him 14 . a few rough logs , laid side by side , served for a bridge over this stream . 1 a 2 few 2 few 3 rough 2 few 4 logs 4 logs 17 stream 5 , 6 laid 6 laid 7 side 7 side 8 by 7 side 9 side 9 side 10 , 10 , 11 served 11 served 12 for 12 for 13 a 13 a 17 stream 14 bridge 17 stream 15 over 16 this 15 over 17 stream 17 stream 18 . the hair of the affrighted pedagogue rose upon his head with terror . 1 the 2 hair 2 hair 3 of 2 hair 6 pedagogue 3 of 4 the 4 the 5 affrighted 5 affrighted 6 pedagogue 6 pedagogue 8 upon 7 rose 8 upon 8 upon 9 his 9 his 10 head 9 his 11 with 11 with 12 terror 12 terror 13 . what was to be done ? 1 what 2 was 1 what 6 ? 2 was 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 done he received no reply . 1 he 2 received 1 he 3 no 3 no 4 reply 4 reply 5 . he repeated his demand in a still more agitated voice . 1 he 9 agitated 2 repeated 9 agitated 3 his 4 demand 4 demand 5 in 5 in 9 agitated 6 a 9 agitated 7 still 8 more 8 more 9 agitated 9 agitated 10 voice 10 voice 11 . still there was no answer . 1 still 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 4 no 4 no 5 answer 5 answer 6 . the stranger , however , quickened his horse to an equal pace . 1 the 2 stranger 2 stranger 4 however 2 stranger 12 pace 3 , 4 however 4 however 6 quickened 4 however 11 equal 5 , 6 quickened 6 quickened 7 his 6 quickened 8 horse 6 quickened 9 to 10 an 11 equal 12 pace 13 . it was soon fearfully accounted for . 1 it 2 was 1 it 5 accounted 3 soon 5 accounted 4 fearfully 5 accounted 5 accounted 6 for 5 accounted 7 . away , then , they dashed through thick and thin ; stones flying and sparks flashing at every bound . 1 away 2 , 2 , 3 then 3 then 4 , 4 , 5 they 5 they 6 dashed 6 dashed 7 through 7 through 8 thick 8 thick 9 and 9 and 10 thin 9 and 11 ; 11 ; 12 stones 11 ; 13 flying 11 ; 20 . 13 flying 14 and 14 and 15 sparks 15 sparks 16 flashing 16 flashing 17 at 17 at 18 every 18 every 19 bound an opening in the trees now cheered him with the hopes that the church bridge was at hand . 1 an 2 opening 1 an 12 that 2 opening 3 in 3 in 4 the 4 the 5 trees 6 now 7 cheered 7 cheered 8 him 7 cheered 12 that 8 him 9 with 10 the 12 that 11 hopes 12 that 12 that 16 was 12 that 19 . 13 the 14 church 14 church 15 bridge 15 bridge 16 was 16 was 17 at 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 2 wavering 2 wavering 3 reflection 3 reflection 4 of 4 of 5 a 5 a 6 silver 6 silver 7 star 7 star 10 bosom 8 in 9 the 9 the 10 bosom 10 bosom 11 of 11 of 12 the 11 of 16 that 12 the 13 brook 13 brook 15 him 14 told 15 him 16 that 17 he 17 he 18 was 18 was 19 not 19 not 20 mistaken 20 mistaken 21 . he saw the walls of the church dimly glaring under the trees beyond . 1 he 2 saw 1 he 9 glaring 3 the 8 dimly 4 walls 5 of 4 walls 8 dimly 5 of 6 the 6 the 7 church 8 dimly 9 glaring 9 glaring 10 under 10 under 11 the 11 the 12 trees 12 trees 13 beyond 13 beyond 14 . just then he heard the black steed panting and blowing close behind him ; he even fancied that he felt his hot breath . 1 just 2 then 2 then 3 he 2 then 14 ; 4 heard 5 the 4 heard 8 panting 6 black 7 steed 7 steed 8 panting 8 panting 9 and 8 panting 14 ; 9 and 10 blowing 11 close 12 behind 11 close 14 ; 12 behind 13 him 14 ; 15 he 15 he 16 even 15 he 17 fancied 17 fancied 18 that 17 fancied 19 he 17 fancied 20 felt 20 felt 21 his 21 his 22 hot 21 his 24 . 22 hot 23 breath the boys assembled at the schoolhouse , and strolled idly about the banks of the brook ; but no schoolmaster . 1 the 2 boys 2 boys 3 assembled 3 assembled 4 at 4 at 5 the 5 the 6 schoolhouse 6 schoolhouse 7 , 7 , 13 banks 8 and 9 strolled 9 strolled 10 idly 10 idly 11 about 10 idly 12 the 12 the 13 banks 13 banks 14 of 14 of 15 the 15 the 16 brook 16 brook 17 ; 17 ; 18 but 18 but 19 no 19 no 20 schoolmaster 20 schoolmaster 21 . the brook was searched , but the body of the schoolmaster was not to be discovered . 1 the 2 brook 2 brook 3 was 3 was 6 but 4 searched 5 , 5 , 6 but 6 but 7 the 7 the 8 body 8 body 9 of 9 of 10 the 10 the 11 schoolmaster 11 schoolmaster 12 was 12 was 13 not 13 not 15 be 14 to 15 be 15 be 16 discovered 16 discovered 17 . he was one of your wary men , who never laugh but upon good grounds when they have reason and law on their side . 1 he 2 was 2 was 3 one 3 one 4 of 3 one 7 men 5 your 6 wary 5 your 7 men 7 men 8 , 7 men 9 who 9 who 10 never 10 never 11 laugh 11 laugh 13 upon 11 laugh 16 when 12 but 13 upon 13 upon 15 grounds 14 good 15 grounds 16 when 19 reason 16 when 23 their 16 when 25 . 17 they 18 have 18 have 19 reason 19 reason 20 and 19 reason 21 law 21 law 22 on 23 their 24 side