“No! no! My engagement is with no bride--the worms! the worms expect me! I am a dead man--I have been slain by robbers--my body lies at Wurtzburg--at midnight I am to be buried--the grave is waiting for me--I must keep my appointment!” DeathGhostDeadWormsBurialWashington IrvingThe Specter BridegroomThe Spectre Bridegroom Book:The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories Source: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories