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Dellombra   became   a   constant   guest。        He   was   accomplished   in   pictures�察�

books�察�and music�察�and his society�察�in any grim palazzo�察�would have been 

welcome。 

     I   used   to   notice�察  �many   times�察  �that   mistress   was   not   quite   recovered。 

She   would   cast   down   her   eyes   and   droop   her   head�察  �before   the   Signor 

Dellombra�察�or would look at him with a terrified and fascinated glance�察�as 

if his presence had some evil influence or power upon her。                   Turning from 

her   to   him�察  �I   used   to   see   him   in   the   shaded   gardens�察  �or   the   large   half´ 

lighted   sala�察  �looking�察  �as   I   might   say�察  �'fixedly   upon   her   out   of   darkness。' 

But�察�truly�察�I had not forgotten la bella Carolina's words describing the face 

in the dream。 

     After his second visit I heard master say�此�

     'Now�察�see�察�my dear Clara�察�it's over�             �Dellombra has come and gone�察�

and your apprehension is broken like glass。' 

     'Will he ´ will he ever come again��' asked mistress。 

     'Again�拭     �Why�察    �surely�察  �over   and   over   again�    �Are    you    cold��'   ��she 

shivered��。 

     'No�察  �dear   ´   but   ´   he   terrifies   me�此�are   you   sure   that   he   need   come 

again��' 

     'The surer for the question�察�Clara��' replied master�察�cheerfully。 

     But�察  �he   was   very   hopeful   of   her   complete   recovery   now�察  �and   grew 



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more and more so every day。            She was beautiful。        He was happy。 

     'All goes well�察�Baptista��' he would say to me again。 

     'Yes�察�signore�察�thank God�察�very well。' 

     We were all ��said the Genoese courier�察�constraining himself to speak a 

little louder���察�we were all at Rome for the Carnival。                 I had been out�察�all 

day�察�with a Sicilian�察�a friend of mine�察�and a courier�察�who was there with an 

English     family。    As    I  returned    at  night   to  our  hotel�察  �I  met   the  little 

Carolina�察�who never stirred from home alone�察�running distractedly along 

the Corso。 

     'Carolina�     �What's the matter��' 

     'O Baptista�      �O�察�for the Lord's sake� �where is my mistress��' 

     'Mistress�察�Carolina��' 

     'Gone   since   morning   ´   told   me�察  �when   master   went   out   on   his   day's 

journey�察  �not   to   call   her�察  �for   she   was   tired   with   not   resting   in   the   night 

��having been in pain���察�and would lie in bed until the evening�察�then get up 

refreshed。      She   is   gone�    �   she   is   gone�   �Master   has   come   back�察  �broken 

down   the   door�察  �and   she   is   gone�  �My   beautiful�察  �my   good�察  �my   innocent 

mistress��' 

     The pretty little one so cried�察�and raved�察�and tore herself that I could 

not have held her�察�but for her swooning on my arm as if she had been shot。 

Master   came   up   ´   in   manner�察  �face�察  �or   voice�察  �no   more   the   master   that   I 

knew�察�than I was he。         He took me ��I laid the little one upon her bed in the 

hotel�察   �and   left  her  with   the  chamber´women���察        �in  a  carriage�察   �furiously 

through the darkness�察�across the desolate Campagna。                    When it was day�察�

and we stopped   at a miserable post´house�察�all the  horses had been hired 

twelve hours ago�察�and sent away in different directions。                Mark me� �by the 

Signor Dellombra�察�who had passed there in a carriage�察�with a frightened 

English lady crouching in one corner。 

     I  never   heard   ��said   the  Genoese   courier�察 �drawing   a  long   breath��  that 

she was ever traced beyond that spot。               All I know is�察�that she vanished 

into infamous oblivion�察�with the dreaded face beside her that she had seen 

in her dream。 

     'What     do   you   call  THAT��'     said   the  German     courier�察  �triumphantly。 

'Ghosts�      �There are no ghosts THERE�             �What do you call this�察�that I am 



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going to tell you�拭      �Ghosts�      �There are no ghosts HERE��' 

        I   took   an   engagement   once   ��pursued   the   German   courier��   with   an 

English gentleman�察�elderly and a bachelor�察�to travel through my country�察�

my   Fatherland。       He   was   a   merchant   who   traded   with   my   country   and 

knew the language�察�but who had never been there since he was a boy ´ as I 

judge�察�some sixty years before。 

     His name was James�察�and he had a twin´brother John�察�also a bachelor。 

Between these brothers there was a great affection。 They were in business 

together�察�at Goodman's Fields�察�but they did not live together。                   Mr。 James 

dwelt   in   Poland   Street�察  �turning   out   of   Oxford   Street�察  �London�察  �Mr。   John 

resided by Epping Forest。 

     Mr。   James   and   I   were   to   start   for   Germany   in   about   a   week。  The 

exact day depended on business。              Mr。 John came to Poland Street ��where 

I was staying in the house���察�to pass that week with Mr。 James。                       But�察�he 

said   to   his   brother   on   the   second   day�察  �'I   don't   feel   very   well�察 �James。 

There's not much the matter with me�察�but I think I am a little gouty。                      I'll 

go   home   and   put   myself   under   the   care   of   my   old   housekeeper�察  �who 

understands   my  ways。         If   I   get   quite   better�察 �I'll   come   back   and   see   you 

before   you   go。    If   I   don't   feel   well   enough   to   resume   my   visit   where   I 

leave it off�察�why YOU will come and see me before you go。'                      Mr。 James�察�

of   course�察  �said   he   would�察  �and   they   shook   hands   ´   both   hands�察  �as   they 

always      did  ´  and   Mr。   John   ordered     out  his  old´fashioned      chariot   and 

rumbled home。 

     It was on the second night after that ´ that is to say�察�the fourth in the 

week ´ when I was awoke out of my sound sleep by Mr。 James   coming 

into my bedroom in his flannel´gown�察�with a lighted candle。 He sat upon 

the side of my bed�察�and looking at me�察�said�此�

     'Wilhelm�察�I have reason to think I have got some strange illness upon 

me。' 

     I then perceived that there was a very unusual expression in his face。 

     'Wilhelm��' said he�察�'I am not afraid or ashamed to tell you what I might 

be   afraid   or   ashamed   to   tell   another   man。    You   come   from   a   sensible 

country�察�where  mysterious things are inquired into and are not settled to 

have   been   weighed   and   measured   ´   or   to   have   been   unweighable   and 



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unmeasurable ´ or in either case to have been completely disposed of�察�for 

all time ´ ever so many years ago。             I have just now seen the phantom of 

my brother。' 

     I confess ��said the German courier�� that it gave me a little tingling of 

the blood to hear it。 

     'I have just now seen��' Mr。 James repeated�察�looking full at me�察�that I 

might see how collected he was�察�'the phantom of my brother John。                      I was 

sitting up in bed�察�unable to sleep�察�when it came into my room�察�in a white 

dress�察  �and   regarding   me   earnestly�察  �passed   up   to   the   end   of   the   room�察�

glanced   at   some   papers   on   my   writing´desk�察  �turned�察  �and�察  �still   looking 

earnestly at me as it passed the bed�察�went out at the door。                Now�察�I am not 

in the least mad�察�and am not in the least disposed to invest that phantom 

with any external existence out of myself。               I think it is a warning to me 

that I am ill�察�and I think I had better be bled。' 

     I got out of bed directly ��said the German courier�� and began to get on 

my clothes�察�begging him not to be alarmed�察�and telling him that I would go 

myself to the doctor。         I was just ready�察�when we heard a loud knocking 

and ringing at the street door。          My room being an attic at the back�察�and 

Mr。 James's being the second´floor room in the front�察�we went down to his 

room�察�and put up the window�察�to see what was the matter。 

     'Is that Mr。 James��' said a man below�察�falling back to the opposite side 

of the way to look up。 

     'It is��' said Mr。 James�察�'and you are my brother's man�察�Robert。' 

     'Yes�察�Sir。    I am sorry to say�察�Sir�察�that Mr。 John is ill。          He is very bad�察�

Sir。    It   is   even   feared   that   he   may   be   lying   at   the   point   of   death。 He 

wants to see you�察�Sir。         I have a chaise here。        Pray come to him。          Pray 

lose no time。' 

     Mr。   James   and   I   looked   at   one   another。  'Wilhelm��'   said   he�察  �'this   is 

strange。     I   wish   you   to   come   with   me��'  I   helped   him   to   dress�察  �partly 

there   and   partly  in   the   chaise�察  �and   no   grass   grew   under   the   horses'   iron 

shoes between Poland Street and the Forest。 

     Now�察�mind� 。�said the German courier�� I went with Mr。 James into his 

brother's room�察�and I saw and heard myself what follows。 

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His   old   housekeeper   was     there�察  �and   others   were  there�此 �I   think  three 

others were there�察�if not four�察�and they had been with him since early in 

the afternoon。     He was in white�察�like the figure ´ necessarily so�察�because 

he   had   his   night´dress   on。 He   looked   like   the   figure   ´   necessarily   so�察�

because he looked earnestly at his brother when he saw him come into t
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