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his tread the silence broke, but brighter and 
brighter flamed the lamp, till, horror of hor¬ 
rors ! there burst on his view something or other, 
he hardly knew what ; and instead of one lamp, 
there now seemed two. Still, as if charmed, 
he moved towards the spot ; he now gets a 
glimpse of the hideous mass: — U A string of 
tar-barrels strung in the grass, and these two 
lamps to set them blazing, by George ! Now 
this is quite amazing.” 
He raised his cane with his right hand high, 
and struck a blow at the monster’s eye. The 
serpent at this gave a fearful bound, dashing the 
proctor far away, who exclaimed, the moment 
he came to the ground, u I shall report you, 
sir, to-day ! Yes, sir, I ’ll report you to the 
President ; and whether you ’re student now, 
or resident graduate, nothing, I fear, from your 
fate can excuse you, and naught can redeem 
from the hate that pursues you.” Nor was the 
proctor aware in the mood potential he would 
himself be pursued. The Saurian rose with an 
