United States or Switzerland ? Vote for the TOP Country of the Week !
The former vowed he would have challenged the spectre; he did not fear Wilfred living, nor would he fear him dead. The whole conversation at the castle hearth that night was about ghosts, demons, witches, warlocks, vampires, werewolves, and such-like; and about two hours before midnight our young Normans went to bed pleasantly terrified.
Cathbarr suggested an attack on Bertragh castle, but Turlough dissented. "When we strike, we must strike to win," he said shrewdly. "The Dark Master has more men than we, and the sea is at his back, and they say he is a warlock to boot." The giant stared and crossed himself at talk of warlocks, but Brian laughed out. "I have a plan," he said, fingering his sword.
On All-hallowmas Eve, they assembled to the number of upwards of two hundred, including Gellie Duncan, Agnes Sampson, Euphemia Macalzean, one Barbara Napier, and several warlocks; and each embarking in a riddle, or sieve, they sailed "over the ocean very substantially."
Her voice crackled like burning timber, and sputtered in groans that would have been fanged curses had breath not failed her: for my aunt Elinor possessed a nimble tongue, whetted, as rumor had it, by the attendance of divers Sabbats, and the chaunting of such songs as honest men may not hear and live, however highly the succubi and warlocks and were-cats, and Satan's courtiers generally, commend them.
"The verra question she'd be askin' ye'sel' wha' gars ye tae come gowkin' an' spierin' aboot here at sic an hour?" "It is my intention to live here, for the future," said I. "Hoot toot! ye'll be no meanin' it?" "But I do mean it," said I. "Eh, man! but ye maun ken the place is no canny, what wi' pixies, an' warlocks, an' kelpies, forbye "
"Master," quoth Roger, shivering and glancing about him, "here is Hangstone Waste, and yonder the swamps of Hundleby Fen you can smell them from here! And 'tis an evil place, this, for 'tis said the souls of murdered folk do meet here betimes, and hold high revel when the moon be full. Here, on wild nights witches and warlocks ride shrieking upon the wind, with goblins damned "
I got my suspicions he knows more about 'm than he's lettin' on. An' look at the weather an' the delay we're gettin'. An' don't everybody know the Finns is regular warlocks an' weather-breeders?" My ears pricked up. "Where did you get that word warlock?" I questioned. Tom Spink looked puzzled. "What's wrong with it, sir?" he asked. "Nothing. It's all right. But where did you get it?"
Witches and warlocks, and a' lang-nebbit things, hae a power and a dominion unspeakable on Hallowe'en.
Of invisible beings alone, I continued tolerantly, we had the distinction of being harassed by upwards of seven hundred clearly-defined varieties, while the commoner inflictions of demons, shades, visions, warlocks, phantoms, sprites, imps, phenomena, ghosts, and reflections passed almost without comment; and touching our admitted national speciality of dragons, the honour of supremacy had never been questioned.
It was nothing but a lot of bats; and Duncan yelled as if he had seen twenty warlocks; and knocked us over, so that we lost the rope. Come! boys, begin your games now; the steamer will be in early the day. Well, it seemed easier to dismiss superstitious fears out here in the sunlight. Perhaps it had been only bats, after all.
Word Of The Day