’Thereisonlyonechanceofdoingitknowntome。Ithasneverfailedinkindredafflictions，——thatIcandeclare。Butitishardtocarryout，andespeciallyforawoman。’
’Tellme！’saidshe。
’Youmusttouchwiththelimbtheneckofamanwho’sbeenhanged。’
Shestartedalittleattheimagehehadraised。
’Beforehe’scold——justafterhe’scutdown，’continuedtheconjurorimpassively。