and we saw it no more.
We were both unnerved by what had passed between us that evening. Some minutes elapsed before Laura would venture into the plantation, and before I could make up my mind to lead her back to the house.
“Was it a man or a woman?” she asked in a whisper, as we moved at last into the dark dampness of the outer air.
“I am not certain.”
“Which do you think?”
“It looked like a woman.”
“I was afraid it was a man in a long cloak.”
and we saw it no more.
We were both unnerved by what had passed between us that evening. Some minutes elapsed before Laura would venture into the plantation, and before I could make up my mind to lead her back to the house.
“Was it a man or a woman?” she asked in a whisper, as we moved at last into the dark dampness of the outer air.
“I am not certain.”
“Which do you think?”
“It looked like a woman.”
“I was afraid it was a man in a long cloak.”
