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He then prevailed on her to promise another meeting, which at length she did; but on his taking leave of her she asked him by which way he intended to go home. "I came by the old green path," said he, "but intend to turn down the glen into the common road." "O, don't go that way," said she; "if you do, you'll have to pass the haunted house, ay, and maybe, might meet the Shan-dhinne-dhuv."
I think it is now near fifty years ago since he hanged himself." "'Tis said, sir, that this account comes from one of his own relations; but there's another account, sir, of the Shan-dhinne-dhuv that I don't believe a word of." "Another what is that, Bandy?" "O, bedad, sir," replied Bandy, "it's more than I could venture to tell you here." "Come, come out with it." Mrs.
Nanse, you are right in one sinse, and the cook's right in another; you're both right, but at the present spakin' you're both wrong. Listen you all know the Shan-dhinne-dhuv?" "Know him! The Lord stand between us and him," replied Nanse; "I hope in God we'll never either know or see him." "You know," proceeded Barney, "that he keeps' the haunted house, and appears in the neighborhood of it?"
The swift and mettlesome dogs pushed her hard, and succeeded in turning her several times, when it was observed that she made a point to manage her running so as to approximate to the haunted house a fact which was not unobserved by Barney, who now, having joined Woodward, exclaimed "Mark it, Masther Harry, mark my words, she's alive still, and will be wid the Shan-dhinne-dhuv in spite o' them!
"I love to be respected," he replied sternly, "and to deserve respect: but I have no desire to incur the hatred of the poor by oppression and want of charity, like some of my female acquaintances." "Plase your honor," said Bandy, "all that I know about the Shan-dhinne-dhuv, or the Black Spectre, as the larned call him, won't require many words to tell you.
Woodward, as the reader must have perceived, was a strong-minded, fearless man, and examined the awful features of this inscrutable being closely. "This, then," thought he, "is the Shan-dhinne-dhuv, or the Black Spectre; but, be it what it may, I am strongly of opinion that it was present at the bonfire last night, and as I am well armed, I will unquestionably pursue it into the house.
He and the other magistrates had collected evidence, and received the informations against Woodward, the herbalist, and the mysterious individual who was in the habit of appearing about the Haunted House as the Shan-dhinne-dhuv, or the Black Spectre. Villany like this cannot be long concealed, and will, in due time, come to light.
During the dusk of the evening preceding Woodward's intended marriage, an individual came to Mr. Lindsay's house and requested to see Mr. Woodward. That gentleman came down, and immediately recognized the person who had, for such a length of time, frightened the neighborhood as the Shan-dhinne-dhuv or the Black Spectre.
And now, do you remember what Lanty Malony saw the other night? The black man kissin' the white woman. Is it clear to yez now? The Shan-dhinne-dhuv the Black Specthre kissin' Bet Harramount, the white woman. There it is; and now you have it as clear as a, b, c." Barney then retired to his bed, leaving the denizens of the kitchen in a state which the reader may very well understand. Mr. and Mrs.
The Evil Spirit I spoke of, the Shan-dhinne-dhuv, and he have been often seen together; but no matter for that; he'll find the same spirit badly able to protect him; so, as I said before, he must be left to my vengeance." "You mentioned Caterine Collins?" said one of them. "Caterine has friends here, Shawn. What is your opinion of her?"
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