Herlipsopenedupasshehowledsothatsheofferedhim,withoutherowionorvolition,aviewofasetofeseboxesofwhorledfleshthatseemedtoopenoneuponaoherself,drawinghimintoaninner,secretplawhichdestinatiouallyrecededbeforehim,hisfirst,devastatiiginousintimationofinfinity.

    Shehowled.

    Aonhowlinguntil,fromthemountain,firstsingly,theninaplexpolyphony,answeredatlastvoithesamelanguage.Shetiohowl,thoughnowwithalesstragicresonance.Soonitossiblefortheoctsofthehousetodenytothemselvesthatthewolvesweredesdedonthevillageinapack.

    Thenshewassoled,sankdown,laidherheadonherforepawssothatherhairtrailedinthecoolingsoup,andsoclosedupherforbiddenbookwithouttheleastnotionshehadeveropeorthatitwasbanned.Herheavyeyelidsclosedonherbrown,bloodshoteyes.ThehouseholdgunhungonanailoverthefireplacewherePetersfatherhadputitwhenhecameinbutwhenthemahisfootooftheladderioedownforhison,thegirljumpedup,snarlingandshowingherlongyellowes.

    Thehowlingoutsidewasnowmixedwiththeagitateddismayofthedomesticbeasts.Alltheothervillagerswerewelllockedupathome.Thewolveswereatthedoor.

    Theboytookholdofhisgrandmothersuninjuredhand.Firsttheoldwomanwouldnotbudgebuthegaveheragoodtugandshecametoherself.Thegirlraisedherheadsuspiciouslybutletthemby.Theboypushedhisgrandmotheruptheladderinfrontofhimaupbehindthem.Hewasfullofnervousdread.Hewouldhavegivenanythingtoturntimeback,sothathemighthaverun,shoutingawarning,whenhefirstcaughtsightofthewolves,andneverseehedoorshookasthewolvesoutsidejumpedupatitandthescrewsthatheldth