The Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker (white hot kiss .TXT) π
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At the top of the Brow, beneath them as they looked down, they saw a shining mass of white, which looked strangely out of place amongst such wreckage as they had been viewing. It appeared so strange that Adam suggested trying to find a way down, so that they might see it more closely.
βWe need not go down; I know what it is,β Sir Nathaniel said. βThe explosions of last night have blown off the outside of the cliffsβthat which we see is the vast bed of china clay through which the Worm originally found its way down to its lair. I can catch the glint of the water of the deep quags far down below. Well, her ladyship didnβt deserve such a funeralβor such a monument.β
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The horrors of the last few hours had played such havoc with Mimiβs nerves, that a change of scene was imperativeβif a permanent breakdown was to be avoided.
βI think,β said old Mr. Salton, βit is quite time you young people departed for that honeymoon of yours!β There was a twinkle in his eye as he spoke.
Mimiβs soft shy glance at her stalwart husband, was sufficient answer.
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