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Excerpt from Robin Gray, Vol. 2 of 3: A Novel Wind and rain beat upon him, and the torrent rushed thundering down the glen. But neither wind nor rain could cool the fever Of his brain; and not all the thunder Of the torrent could deaden the sound Of the demon voices that were ringing and shrieking in his ear - Askaig, James Falcon. The legend of the kelpie was verified to him this night, and the eerie voice rose above the fury Of the spate, wailing the words Askaig, James Falcon. Brown Jock stretched to the road with glaring eyes that seemed to pierce the deep ehing darkness. Down from the hills rushed countless streamlets, into which the snow had thawed, and down poured the rain steadily, - all swelling the torrent in the glen. The hills rose like broad towers of gloom, and the black clouds hung heavily overhead as if ready to fall and crush horse and rider to the earth. He was insensible to everything save that eerie voice always shrieking in his ears and goading him to desperation; and the horse sped recklessly up steep and down slope as if inspired with something of its rider's frenzy. As they attained the highest point Of the road where it suddenly dipped down to the ford, the rider glanced across the black chasm and on the opposite height Observed a feeble light in the window of Askaig. At the same moment a vivid ash Of lightning pierced the black clouds and illumed the hill tops, followed instantly by a deafening peal of thunder that Shook the earth and echoed again along the hills. The horse came to a dead stand, Sinking back on its haunches and quivering with fright. Robin struck it with his heels, and the animal suddenly dashed down the steep with new fury and into the torrent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."