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ghastly in a peculiar degree。 

     ;So you have stolen a march upon us this morning�察�my dear General�察─�

said Lord Woodville�察 �or you have not found your bed so much to your 

mind as I had hoped and you seemed to expect。                    How did you rest last 

night�拭─�

     ;Oh�察  �excellently   well�     �remarkably   well�       �never   better   in   my   life�察─�

said General Browne rapidly�察�and yet with an air of embarrassment which 

was obvious to his friend。          He then hastily swallowed a cup of tea�察�and 

neglecting or refusing whatever else was offered�察�seemed to fall into a fit 



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of abstraction。 

     ;You will take the gun to´day�察�General�拭─            �said his friend and host�察�but 

had to repeat the question twice ere he received the abrupt answer�察 �No�察�

my lord�察�I am sorry I cannot have the opportunity of spending another day 

with your lordship�察�my post horses are ordered�察�and will be here directly。; 

     All    who     were     present    showed      surprise�察   �and    Lord     Woodville 

immediately       replied    ;Post    horses�察  �my    good    friend�    �What      can   you 

possibly want with them when you promised to stay with me quietly for at 

least a week�拭─�

     ;I   believe�察─  �said   the   General�察  �obviously   much   embarrassed�察   �that   I 

might�察�in   the pleasure   of my  first meeting   with your lordship�察�have said 

something   about   stopping   here   a   few   days�察  �but   I   have   since   found   it 

altogether impossible。; 

     ;That   is   very   extraordinary�察─  �answered   the   young   nobleman。          ;You 

seemed quite disengaged yesterday�察�and you cannot have had a summons 

to´day�察  �for   our   post   has   not   come   up   from   the   town�察  �and   therefore   you 

cannot have received any letters。; 

     General     Browne�察    �without    giving    any   further   explanation�察    �muttered 

something       about   indispensable      business�察   �and   insisted   on   the   absolute 

necessity of his departure in a manner which silenced all opposition on the 

part   of   his   host�察  �who   saw   that   his   resolution   was   taken�察  �and   forbore   all 

further importunity。 

     ;At least�察  �however�察─  �he said�察   �permit   me�察  �my  dear   Browne�察  �since   go 

you will or must�察�to show you the view from the terrace�察�which the mist�察�

that is now rising�察�will soon display。; 

     He threw open a sash´window�察�and stepped down upon the terrace as 

he spoke。      The General followed him mechanically�察�but seemed little to 

attend to what his host was saying�察�as�察�looking across an extended and rich 

prospect�察    �he   pointed    out  the   different   objects    worthy    of   observation。 

Thus   they   moved       on  till  Lord   Woodville     had   attained    his  purpose    of 

drawing   his   guest   entirely   apart   from   the   rest   of   the   company�察   �when�察�

turning round upon him with an air of great solemnity�察�he addressed him 

thus�此�

     ;Richard Browne�察�my old and very dear friend�察�we are now alone。 Let 



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me conjure you to answer me upon the word of a friend�察�and the honour of 

a soldier。    How did you in reality rest during last night�拭─�

     ;Most wretchedly indeed�察�my lord�察─�answered the General�察�in the same 

tone of solemnity;so miserably�察�that I would not run the risk of such a 

second night�察�not only for all the lands belonging to this castle�察�but for all 

the country which I see from this elevated point of view。; 

     ;This   is   most   extraordinary�察─  �said   the   young   lord�察  �as   if   speaking   to 

himself�察   �then   there   must   be   something   in   the   reports   concerning   that 

apartment。;       Again turning to the General�察�he said�察 �For God's sake�察�my 

dear    friend�察  �be   candid    with    me�察  �and   let  me    know     the  disagreeable 

particulars which have befallen you under a roof�察�where�察�with consent of 

the owner�察�you should have met nothing save comfort。; 

     The General seemed distressed by this appeal�察�and paused a moment 

before he replied。       ;My dear lord�察─�he at length said�察 �what happened to 

me   last   night   is   of   a   nature   so   peculiar   and   so   unpleasant�察  �that   I   could 

hardly   bring   myself   to   detail   it   even   to   your   lordship�察  �were   it   not   that�察�

independent       of  my   wish    to  gratify   any   request   of  yours�察   �I  think  that 

sincerity on my part may lead to some explanation about a circumstance 

equally     painful   and   mysterious。      To    others�察  �the   communication       I  am 

about to make�察�might place me in the light of a weak´minded�察�superstitious 

fool�察�who suffered his own imagination to delude and bewilder him�察�but 

you have known me in childhood and youth�察�and will not suspect me of 

having adopted in manhood the feelings and frailties from which my early 

years were free。;       Here he paused�察�and his friend replied�察�

     ;Do     not    doubt     my    perfect    confidence      in   the    truth   of   your 

communication�察 �however   strange   it   may  be�察─  �replied   Lord Woodville。   ;I 

know your firmness of disposition too well�察�to suspect you could be made 

the    object   of  imposition�察    �and    am   aware    that   your   honour     and   your 

friendship   will   equally   deter   you   from   exaggerating   whatever   you   may 

have witnessed。; 

     ;Well�察�then�察─�said the General�察 �I will proceed with my story as well as 

I can�察�relying upon your candour�察�and yet distinctly feeling that I would 

rather face a battery than recall to my mind the odious recollections of last 

night。; 



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     He   paused   a   second   time�察  �and   then   perceiving   that   Lord   Woodville 

remained silent and in an attitude of attention�察�he commenced�察�though not 

without   obvious   reluctance�察  �the   history   of   his   night's   adventures   in   the 

Tapestried Chamber。 

     ;I   undressed     and    went    to  bed   so   soon   as   your   lordship    left  me 

yesterday evening�察�but the wood in the chimney�察�which nearly fronted my 

bed�察  �blazed     brightly   and   cheerfully�察   �and�察  �aided   by   a   hundred    exciting 

recollections of my childhood and youth�察�which had been recalled by the 

unexpected pleasure of meeting your lordship�察�prevented me from falling 

immediately asleep。         I ought�察�however�察�to say that these reflections were 

all of a pleasant and agreeable kind�察�grounded on a sense of having for a 

time exchanged the labour�察�fatigues�察�and dangers of my profession for the 

enjoyments       of  a   peaceful    life�察 �and   the  reunion    of   those   friendly   and 

affectionate ties which I had torn asunder at the rude summons of war。 

     ;While   such   pleasing   reflections   were   stealing   over   my   mind�察  �and 

gradually lulling me to slumber�察�I was suddenly aroused by a sound like 

that   of   the   rustling   of   a   silken   gown�察  �and   the   tapping   of   a  pair   of   high´ 

heeled shoes�察�as if a woman were walking in the apartment。                      Ere I could 

draw the curtain to see what the matter was�察�the figure of a little woman 

passed between the bed and the fire。             The back of this form was turned to 

me�察�and I could observe�察�from the shoulders and neck�察�it was that of an old 

woman�察�whose dress was an old´fashioned gown�察�which I think ladies call 

a sacquethat is�察�a sort of robe completely loose in the body�察�but gathered 

into   broad   plaits   upon   the   neck   and   shoulders�察  �which   fall   down   to   the 

ground�察�and terminate in a species of train。 

     ;I   thought   the   intrusion   singular   enough�察  �but   never   harboured   for   a 

moment the idea that what I saw was anything more than the mortal form 

of some old woman about the establishment�察�who had a fancy to dress like 

her   grandmother�察  �and   who�察  �having   perhaps   ��as   your   lordship   mentioned 

that you were rather straitened for room�� been dislodged from her chamber 

for my accommodation�察�had forgotten the circumstance�察�and returned by 

twelve   to   her   old   haunt。   Under   this   persuasion   I   moved   myself   in   bed 

and    coughed      a  little�察 �to  make    the   intruder    sensible   of   my    being   in 

possession      of   the  premises。     She     turned    slowly    round�察   �but�察 �gracious 



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Heaven� �my lord�察�what a countenance did she display to me�                           �There was 

no longer any question what she was�察�or any thought of her being a living 

being。     Upon   a   face   which   wore   the   fixed   features   of   a   corpse   were 

imprinted   the   traces   of   the   vilest   and   most   hideous   passions   which   had 

animated       her   while    she   lived。    The     body    of  some     atrocious     criminal 

seemed to have been given up from the grave�察�and the soul restored from 

the   penal   fire�察  �in   order   to   form   for   a   space   a   union   with   the   ancient 

accomplice of its guilt。           I   started   up in bed�察  �and sat   upright�察  �supporting 

myself on my palms�察�as I gazed on this horrible spectre。                       The hag made�察�

as it seemed�察�a single and swift stride to the bed where I lay�察�and squatted 

herself down upon it�察�in precisely the same attitude which I had assumed 

in   the   extremity   of   horror�察  �advancing   her   diabolical   countenance   within 

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