When I askedaskhim if he knew Count Dracula , and could tell me anything of his castle , both he and his wife crossedcrossthemselves , and , sayingsaythat they knew nothing at all , simply refusedrefuseto speak further .
I gotgetup and turnedturnaround in my tracks three times and crossedcrossmy breast every time ; and then I tiedtieup a little lock of my hair with a thread to keep witches away .
At that date , the Mohammedan conqueror , Mahmoud of Ghizni , crossedcrossIndia ; seizedseizeon the holy city of Somnauth ; and strippedstripof its treasures the famous temple , which had stood for centuries -- the shrine of Hindoo pilgrimage , and the wonder of the Eastern world .