His spirits lightened.
The infernal birds had stopped crying, but again he heard the thud of hooves.

That was right, and proved the place was tenanted.

Presently he turned a corner and faced a light which shone through the wet, rayed like a heraldic star.
The sight gave him confidence, for it brought him back to a familiar world.

He rode straight to it, crossing a patch of rough turf, where a fallen log all but brought him down.

As he neared it the light grew till he saw its cause.