A strange apparition was seen crossing the lake. It appeared to 

 have wings, but it did not fly; and though it possessed a tail, it did 

 not run, but contented itself with moving steadily forward on its long 

 up-turned feet. Over an arm it carried what might have been a 

 trident, and what with its waving tail and great outspreading 

 wings that rose above its horned -like head, it suggested . . . 

 Ste Chapter VI 



