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1 XVI | Woe betide New Aberfoyle!—SILFAX.”~“Silfax!” exclaimed Simon
2 XVI | New Aberfoyle!—SILFAX.”~“Silfax!” exclaimed Simon and Madge
3 XVI | father and at the maiden.~“Silfax!” repeated Nell in tones
4 XVI | Nell in tones of despair, “Silfax!”—and, murmuring this name,
5 XVI | Simon. The man calls himself Silfax. I see by your troubled
6 XVI | you know him. Who is this Silfax?”~
7 XVII | lighted match to places Silfax was unable to reach.~One
8 XVII | Harry all that the name of Silfax had revealed to him. It
9 XVII | explained the whole mystery. Silfax was the mysterious being
10 XVII | I have seen the name of Silfax on the door. But I tell
11 XVII | plain. Chance made known to Silfax the new vein of coal. With
12 XVII | the knowledge of this man Silfax, and contrary to his intentions.”~“
13 XVII | the granddaughter of old Silfax,” resumed Nell. “I never
14 XVII | that the grandchild of old Silfax can never be the wife of
15 XVII | proposal? These threats of Silfax are formidable—no doubt
16 XVII | is but one way to render Silfax powerless, and that will
17 XVIII| ever. The threats of old Silfax were too serious to be disregarded.
18 XVIII| continued to look out for Silfax. The old man having vindictively
19 XVIII| through this old building Silfax passed out to obtain what
20 XVIII| pit, could be lighted by Silfax. He was not far wrong; but
21 XVIII| At length the day came. Silfax had given no token of existence.~
22 XVIII| was too late to fly! Old Silfax stood there, prepared to
23 XVIII| dreadful deed of destruction.~Silfax saw him coming. Instantly
24 XVIII| even for a moment delayed.~Silfax, gazing upwards with wild
25 XVIII| last sound uttered by old Silfax.~Just as Jack Ryan laid
26 XVIII| they closed forever over Silfax.~
27 XIX | CHAPTER XIX THE LEGEND OF OLD SILFAX~Six months after these events,
28 XIX | the strange bird of old Silfax seemed destined to attain
29 XIX | to him, the story of old Silfax and his bird will long be
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