“These few words were spoken in such terrible tones of quiet anger that I began to fear for poor Baptiste.
“‘Thy marriage-bed shall be thy death-bed also,’ said she.
“And she loosed the hound!
“With a bound he darted towards the closet in which I was concealed.
“He growled and sniffed, as if in warning.
“As if by some supernatural instinct, the animal then leaped wildly on the bed.
“A heavy groan was all I heard.
“Baptiste was murdered!
“With one fierce bite the animal had severed his wind-pipe, as clean as if it had been done with a knife!
“The pure white sheets were quickly dyed in blood.