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and display a flag as a train passed�察�and make some verbal communication
to the driver。 In the discharge of his duties�察 �I observed him to be
remarkably exact and vigilant�察�breaking off his discourse at a syllable�察�and
remaining silent until what he had to do was done。
In a word�察�I should have set this man down as one of the safest of men
to be employed in that capacity�察�but for the circumstance that while he was
speaking to me he twice broke off with a fallen colour�察 �turned his face
towards the little bell when it did NOT ring�察�opened the door of the hut
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��which was kept shut to exclude the unhealthy damp���察 �and looked out
towards the red light near the mouth of the tunnel。 On both of those
occasions�察 �he came back to the fire with the inexplicable air upon him
which I had remarked�察�without being able to define�察�when we were so far
asunder。
Said I�察 �when I rose to leave him�察 �You almost make me think that I
have met with a contented man。;
��I am afraid I must acknowledge that I said it to lead him on。��
;I believe I used to be so�察─�he rejoined�察�in the low voice in which he
had first spoken�察 �but I am troubled�察�sir�察�I am troubled。;
He would have recalled the words if he could。 He had said them�察�
however�察�and I took them up quickly。
;With what�拭�What is your trouble�拭─�
;It is very difficult to impart�察�sir。 It is very�察�very difficult to speak of。 If
ever you make me another visit�察�I will try to tell you。;
;But I expressly intend to make you another visit。 Say�察�when shall it
be�拭─�
;I go off early in the morning�察 �and I shall be on again at ten to´
morrow night�察�sir。;
;I will come at eleven。;
He thanked me�察�and went out at the door with me。 ;I'll show my white
light�察�sir�察─�he said�察�in his peculiar low voice�察 �till you have found the way
up。 When you have found it�察�don't call out� �And when you are at the top�察�
don't call out� ─�
His manner seemed to make the place strike colder to me�察�but I said no
more than�察 �Very well。;
;And when you come down to´morrow night�察 �don't call out� �Let me
ask you a parting question。 What made you cry�察�'Halloa� �Below there��' to´
night�拭─�
;Heaven knows�察─�said I。 ;I cried something to that effect;
;Not to that effect�察�sir。 Those were the very words。 I know them well。;
;Admit those were the very words。 I said them�察 �no doubt�察 �because I
saw you below。;
;For no other reason�拭─�
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;What other reason could I possibly have�拭─�
;You had no feeling that they were conveyed to you in any
supernatural way�拭─�
;No。;
He wished me good´night�察�and held up his light。 I walked by the side
of the down Line of rails ��with a very disagreeable sensation of a train
coming behind me�� until I found the path。 It was easier to mount than to
descend�察�and I got back to my inn without any adventure。
Punctual to my appointment�察�I placed my foot on the first notch of the
zigzag next night�察 �as the distant clocks were striking eleven。 He was
waiting for me at the bottom�察�with his white light on。 ;I have not called
out�察─ �I said�察 �when we came close together�察 �may I speak now�拭─ �By all
means�察�sir。; ;Good´night�察�then�察�and here's my hand。; ;Good´night�察�sir�察�and
here's mine。; With that we walked side by side to his box�察 �entered it�察�
closed the door�察�and sat down by the fire。
;I have made up my mind�察�sir�察─�he began�察�bending forward as soon as
we were seated�察�and speaking in a tone but a little above a whisper�察 �that
you shall not have to ask me twice what troubles me。 I took you for some
one else yesterday evening。 That troubles me。;
;That mistake�拭─�
;No。 That some one else。;
;Who is it�拭─�
;I don't know。;
;Like me�拭─�
;I don't know。 I never saw the face。 The left arm is across the face�察�and
the right arm is waved��violently waved。 This way。;
I followed his action with my eyes�察 �and it was the action of an arm
gesticulating�察 �with the utmost passion and vehemence�察 �For God's sake�察�
clear the way� ─�
;One moonlight night�察─�said the man�察 �I was sitting here�察�when I heard
a voice cry�察�'Halloa� �Below there��' I started up�察�looked from that door�察�and
saw this Some one else standing by the red light near the tunnel�察�waving as
I just now showed you。 The voice seemed hoarse with shouting�察 �and it
cried�察�'Look out� �Look out��' And then attain�察�'Halloa� �Below there� �Look
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out��' I caught up my lamp�察 �turned it on red�察 �and ran towards the figure�察�
calling�察�'What's wrong�拭�What has happened�拭�Where��' It stood just outside
the blackness of the tunnel。 I advanced so close upon it that I wondered at
its keeping the sleeve across its eyes。 I ran right up at it�察�and had my hand
stretched out to pull the sleeve away�察�when it was gone。;
;Into the tunnel�拭─�said I。
;No。 I ran on into the tunnel�察�five hundred yards。 I stopped�察�and held
my lamp above my head�察�and saw the figures of the measured distance�察�
and saw the wet stains stealing down the walls and trickling through the
arch。 I ran out again faster than I had run in ��for I had a mortal abhorrence
of the place upon me���察�and I looked all round the red light with my own
red light�察�and I went up the iron ladder to the gallery atop of it�察�and I came
down again�察 �and ran back here。 I telegraphed both ways�察 �'An alarm has
been given。 Is anything wrong��' The answer came back�察�both ways�察 �'All
well。';
Resisting the slow touch of a frozen finger tracing out my spine�察 �I
showed him how that this figure must be a deception of his sense of sight�察�
and how that figures�察 �originating in disease of the delicate nerves that
minister to the functions of the eye�察 �were known to have often troubled
patients�察 �some of whom had become conscious of the nature of their
affliction�察�and had even proved it by experiments upon themselves。 ;As to
an imaginary cry�察─�said I�察 �do but listen for a moment to the wind in this
unnatural valley while we speak so low�察�and to the wild harp it makes of
the telegraph wires。;
That was all very well�察 �he returned�察 �after we had sat listening for a
while�察 �and he ought to know something of the wind and the wires�察 �he
who so often passed long winter nights there�察�alone and watching。 But he
would beg to remark that he had not finished。
I asked his pardon�察�and he slowly added these words�察�touching my arm�察�
´
;Within six hours after the Appearance�察 �the memorable accident on
this Line happened�察 �and within ten hours the dead and wounded were
brought along through the tunnel over the spot where the figure had
stood。;
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A disagreeable shudder crept over me�察�but I did my best against it。 It
was not to be denied�察�I rejoined�察�that this was a remarkable coincidence�察�
calculated deeply to impress his mind。 But it was unquestionable that
remarkable coincidences did continually occur�察 �and they must be taken
into account in dealing with such a subject。 Though to be sure I must
admit�察�I added ��for I thought I saw that he was going to bring the objection
to bear upon me���察 �men of common sense did not allow much for
coincidences in making the ordinary calculations of life。
He again begged to remark that he had not finished。
I again begged his pardon for being betrayed into interruptions。
;This�察─�he said�察�again laying his hand upon my arm�察�and glancing over
his shoulder with hollow eyes�察 �was just a year ago。 Six or seven months
passed�察 �and I had recovered from the surprise and shock�察 �when one
morning�察�as the day was breaking�察�I�察�standing at the door�察�looked towards
the red light�察�and saw the spectre again。; He stopped�察�with a fixed look at
me。
;Did it cry out�拭─�
;No。 It was silent。;
;Did it wave its arm�拭─�
;No。 It leaned against the shaft of the light�察�with both hands before the
face。 Like this。;
Once more I followed his action with my eyes。 It was an action of
mourning。 I have seen such an attitude in stone figures on tombs。
;Did you go up to it�拭─�
;I came in and sat down�察�partly to collect my thoughts�察�partly because
it had turned me faint。 When I went to the door again�察�daylight was above
me�察�and the ghost was gone。;
;But nothing followed�拭�Nothing came of this�拭─�
He touched me on the arm with his forefinger twice or thrice giving a
ghastly nod each time�此�
;That very day�察 �as a train came out of the tunnel�察 �I noticed�察 �at a
carriage window on my side�察�what looked like a confusion of hands and
heads�察�and something wav
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