There were delirious fanciesfancysuch as the madman fashions .
And it might have been for this reason only , that , when I again upliftedupliftmy eyes to the house itself , from its image in the pool , there grew in my mind a strange fancyfancy-- a fancyfancyso ridiculous , indeed , that I but mentionmentionit to showshowthe vivid force of the sensations which oppressed me .
It was a mystery all insoluble ; nor could I grapple with the shadowy fanciesfancythat crowded upon me as I ponderedponder.