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The Tall Woman part 11

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“`Upon this, I looked around—-and there she was! There at my shoulder, almost touching me with her clothes, gazing at me with her horrible little eyes, displaying the gloomy cavern of her mouth, fanning...

The Tall Woman part 10

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“ `For my part, I tried to believe that it was so. I even came to believe it at the end of several months. Still, I would have given years, of my life to...

The Tall Woman part 9

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“`A few moments later I was in my room; I always carried my latchkey, so as not to have to disturb my good Jose. Nevertheless, he was waiting for me that night. My misfortunes...

The Tall Woman part 8

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“ `This reasoning gone through with, I made an extraordinary effort and turned my head. Ah, Gabriel!—Gabriel! how fearful it was! The tall woman had followed me with silent tread, was right over me,...

The Tall Woman part 7

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`“I did not dash away in a run when I saw my life`s sphinx. I restrained my impulse to do so, less out of shame and manly pride than out of fear lest my...

The Tall Woman part 6

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“`The very terror or delirium of fear which instantly overcame me gave me somehow a most acute perception, so that I could distinguish at a glance, in the two seconds it took me to...

The Tall Woman part 5

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Nevertheless, the pitiable scene would be gone over again as often as a similar thing occurred—and remember that I was twenty-four years old, that I had experienced a great many adventures by night, and...

The Tall Woman part 4

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`“Go on,` I replied, sitting down. The fact was, I almost repented having entered the house as I saw the expression of abject fear on my, friend`s fee.`“Listen, then`, said he, wiping the perspiration...

The Tall Woman part 3

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“As you know, it turned out that she died suddenly at the baths of Santa Agueda, at the end of the summer of 1859. I was in Pau when I received the sad news...

The Tall Woman part 2

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This took place in 1875. It was the height of the summer. I do not remember whether it was Saint James`s day or Saint Louis`s ; I am inclined to think it was Saint...