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