“There was much of the beautiful, much of the wanton, much of the bizarre, something of the terrible, and not a little of that which might have excited disgust"
The location she was staying had a view that extended itself over the hills bordering the valley, and she could see the bright glow above the town emanating from afar, but on their side of the valley it was pitch black. The houses had their lights off, big clouds on the horizon.