"See how it glances back, and then increases its speed." "Fire upon it, Henry," said Marchdale.
He did so; but either his shot did not take effect, or it was quite unheeded if it did, by the vampyre, which gained the wood before they could have a hope of getting sufficiently near it to effect, or endeavour to effect, a capture.
"I cannot follow it there," said Marchdale.

"In open country I would have pursued it closely; but I cannot follow it into the intricacies of a wood." "Pursuit is useless there," said Henry.

"It is enveloped in the deepest gloom." "I am not so unreasonable," remarked Mr.Chillingworth, "as to wish you to follow into such a place as that.

I am confounded utterly by this affair." "And I," said Marchdale.

"What on earth is to be done ?" "Nothing--nothing!" exclaimed Henry, vehemently; "and yet I have, beneath the canopy of Heaven, declared that I will, so help me God! spare neither time nor trouble in the unravelling of this most fearful piece of business.