Some key to the result of the appeal

They yearn for vainly, all their nerves a-quiver;

The presence of the Shadow they all feel,

And sit, and brood, and shiver.

There is a sombre rumour in the air,

The shadow of a Presence dim, atrocious;

No human creature can be festive there,

Even the most ferocious.

An Omen in the place there seems to be,

Both sides with spectral perturbation covering.