As often as the tale was embellished with new incidents or enforced by new testimony, the hearer grew pale, his breath was stifled by inquietudes, his blood was chilled, and his stomach was bereaved of its usual energies.

A temporary indisposition was produced in many.

Some were haunted by a melancholy bordering upon madness, and some, in consequence of sleepless panics, for which no cause could be assigned, and for which no opiates could be found, were attacked by lingering or mortal diseases.
Mr.Hadwin was superior to groundless apprehensions.

His daughters, however, partook in all the consternation which surrounded them.

The eldest had, indeed, abundant reason for her terror.