We explored the basement, wherein she had so often heard heavy footsteps, thuddings, and scrapings.

small wooden dolls smeared red as though with blood

The early pages had marginal notes most of which were lost when rats nibbled away the manuscript edges.

They went up leaene an hour agoo; An' at the green the young and wold Do stan' so thick as sheep in vwold: The men do laugh, the bwoys do shout,-- Come out you mwopen wench, come out, An' go wi' me, an' show at leaest Bright eyes an' smiles at Woodcom' feaest.