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carriage window on my side�察�what looked like a confusion of hands and 

heads�察�and something waved。 I saw it just in time to signal the driver�察�Stop� �

He shut off�察�and put his brake on�察�but the train drifted past here a hundred 



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and fifty yards or more。 I ran after it�察�and�察�as I went along�察�heard terrible 

screams and cries。 A beautiful young lady had died instantaneously in one 

of the compartments�察�and was brought in here�察�and laid down on this floor 

between us。; 

     Involuntarily I pushed my chair back�察�as I looked from the boards at 

which he pointed to himself。 

     ;True�察�sir。 True。 Precisely as it happened�察�so I tell it you。; 

     I   could   think   of   nothing   to   say�察  �to   any   purpose�察  �and   my   mouth   was 

very dry。 The wind and the wires took up the story with a long lamenting 

wail。 

     He resumed。 ;Now�察�sir�察�mark this�察�and judge how my mind is troubled。 

The spectre came back a week ago。 Ever since�察�it has been there�察�now and 

again�察�by fits and starts。; 

     ;At the light�拭─�

     ;At the Danger´light。; 

     ;What does it seem to do�拭─�

     He   repeated�察  �if   possible   with   increased   passion   and   vehemence�察  �that 

former gesticulation of�察 �For God's sake�察�clear the way� ─�

     Then   he   went   on。   ;I   have   no   peace   or   rest   for   it。   It   calls   to   me�察  �for 

many  minutes together�察 �in   an   agonised   manner�察 �'Below  there�   �Look out� �

Look out��' It stands waving to me。 It rings my little bell; 

     I caught at that。 ;Did it ring your bell yesterday evening when I was 

here�察�and you went to the door�拭─�

     ;Twice。; 

     ;Why�察  �see�察─  �said   I�察   �how   your   imagination   misleads   you。   My   eyes 

were on the bell�察�and my ears were open to the bell�察�and if I am a living 

man�察  �it   did   NOT  ring   at   those   times。   No�察  �nor   at   any   other   time�察  �except 

when it   was   rung   in   the   natural   course   of   physical   things   by  the   station 

communicating with you。; 

     He shook his head。 ;I have never made a mistake as to that yet�察�sir。 I 

have never confused the spectre's ring with the man's。 The ghost's ring is a 

strange vibration in the bell that it derives from nothing else�察�and I have 

not asserted that the bell stirs to the eye。 I don't wonder that you failed to 

hear it。 But I heard it。; 



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     ;And did the spectre seem to be there�察�when you looked out�拭─�

     ;It WAS there。;' 

     ;Both times�拭─�

     He repeated firmly�此 �Both times。; 

     ;Will you come to the door with me�察�and look for it now�拭─�

     He bit his under lip as though he were somewhat unwilling�察�but arose。 

I opened the door�察�and stood on the step�察�while he stood in the doorway。 

There   was   the   Danger´light。   There   was   the   dismal   mouth   of   the   tunnel。 

There were the high�察�wet stone walls of the cutting。 There were the stars 

above them。 

     ;Do you   see it�拭─�I   asked him�察�taking   particular note of   his   face。   His 

eyes   were   prominent   and   strained�察 �but   not very   much   more   so�察  �perhaps�察�

than   my   own   had   been   when   I   had   directed   them   earnestly   towards   the 

same spot。 

     ;No�察─�he answered。 ;It is not there。; 

     ;Agreed�察─�said I。 

     We went in again�察�shut the door�察�and resumed our seats。 I was thinking 

how   best   to   improve   this   advantage�察  �if   it   might   be   called   one�察  �when   he 

took up the conversation in such a matter´of´course way�察�so assuming that 

there  could be no serious   question of   fact   between   us�察 �that   I  felt   myself 

placed in the weakest of positions。 

     ;By    this   time   you   will   fully  understand�察    �sir�察─ �he   said�察  �that   what 

troubles me so dreadfully is the question�察�What does the spectre mean�拭─�

     I was not sure�察�I told him�察�that I did fully understand。 

     ;What   is   its   warning   against�拭─  �he said�察 �ruminating�察 �with his   eyes   on 

the   fire�察  �and   only   by   times   turning   them   on   me。   ;What   is   the   danger�拭�

Where is the danger�拭�There is danger overhanging somewhere on the Line。 

Some dreadful calamity will happen。 It is not to be doubted this third time�察�

after what has gone before。 But surely this is a cruel haunting of me。 What 

can I do�拭─�

     He pulled out his handkerchief�察�and wiped the drops from his heated 

forehead。 

     ;If I telegraph Danger�察�on either side of me�察�or on both�察�I can give no 

reason for it�察─�he   went on�察�wiping   the palms of   his   hands。 ;I should get 



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into trouble�察�and do no good。 They would think I was mad。 This is the way 

it   would   work��Message�此  �'Danger�   �Take   care��'   Answer�此  �'What   Danger�拭�

Where��'      Message�此    �'Don't   know。   But�察  �for  God's    sake�察  �take  care��'   They 

would displace me。 What else could they do�拭─�

     His pain of mind was most pitiable to see。 It was the mental torture of 

a   conscientious   man�察  �oppressed   beyond   endurance   by   an   unintelligible 

responsibility involving life。 

     ;When it first stood under the Danger´light�察─�he went on�察�putting his 

dark hair back from his head�察�and drawing his hands outward across and 

across his temples in   an extremity of feverish distress�察 �why not tell   me 

where that accident was to happen��if it must happen�拭�Why not tell   me 

how   it   could   be   averted��if   it   could   have   been   averted�拭  �When   on   its 

second coming it hid its face�察�why not tell me�察�instead�察�'She is going to die。 

Let them keep her at home'�拭�If it came�察�on those two occasions�察�only to 

show me that its warnings were true�察�and so to prepare me for the third�察�

why not warn me plainly now�拭�And I�察�Lord help me� �A mere poor signal´ 

man   on this   solitary  station� �Why  not   go to   somebody  with   credit   to   be 

believed�察�and power to act�拭─�

     When I saw him in   this state�察�I saw that   for the poor man's sake�察 �as 

well as for the public safety�察�what I had to do for the time was to compose 

his   mind。    Therefore�察   �setting   aside   all  question    of  reality   or  unreality 

between us�察�I represented to him that whoever thoroughly discharged his 

duty must do well�察�and that at least it was his comfort that he understood 

his duty�察�though he did not understand these confounding Appearances。 In 

this effort I succeeded far better than in the attempt to reason him out of 

his conviction。 He became calm�察�the occupations incidental to his post as 

the night advanced began to make larger demands on his attention�此�and I 

left him at two in the morning。 I had offered to stay through the night�察�but 

he would not hear of it。 

     That I more than once looked back at the red light as I ascended the 

pathway�察�that I did not like the red light�察�and that I should have slept but 

poorly if my bed had been under it�察�I see no reason to conceal。 Nor did I 

like the two sequences of the accident and the dead girl。 I see no reason to 

conceal that either。 



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     But what ran most in my thoughts was the consideration how ought I 

to   act�察  �having   become   the   recipient   of   this   disclosure�拭  �I   had   proved   the 

man to be intelligent�察�vigilant�察�painstaking�察�and exact�察�but how long might 

he remain so�察�in his state of mind�拭�Though in a subordinate position�察�still 

he held a most important trust�察�and would I ��for instance�� like to stake my 

own life on the chances of his continuing to execute it with precision�拭�

     Unable      to   overcome      a   feeling    that   there   would      be   something 

treacherous in my communicating what he had told me to his superiors in 

the   Company�察      �without    first  being   plain   with   himself    and   proposing     a 

middle   course   to   him�察  �I   ultimately   resolved   to   offer   to   accompany   him 

��otherwise      keeping     his  secret   for   the   present��   to   the  wisest    medical 

practitioner   we   could   hear   of   in   those   parts�察  �and   to   take   his   opinion。 A 

change in his time of duty would come round next night�察�he had apprised 

me�察�and he would be off an hour or two after sunrise�察�and on again soon 

after sunset。 I had appointed to return accordingly。 

     Next evening was a lovely evening�察�and I walked out early to enjoy it。 

The sun was not yet quite down when I traversed the field´path near the 

top   of   the   deep   cutting。   I   would   extend   my   walk   for   an   hour�察  �I   said   to 

myself�察�half an hour on and half an hour back�察�and it would then be time to 

go to my signal´man's box。 

     Before   pursuing   my   stroll�察  �I   stepped   to   the   brink�察  �and   mechanically 

looked   down�察  �from   the   point   from   which   I   had   first   seen   him。   I   cannot 

describe the   thrill   that seized   upon   me�察 �when�察  �close   at   the   mouth   of   the 

tunnel�察�I saw the appearance of a man�察�with his left sleeve across his eyes�察�

passionately waving his right arm。 

     The nameless horror that oppressed me passed in a moment�察�for in a 

moment I saw that this appearance of a man was a man indeed�察�and that 

there was a little group of other men�察�standing at a short distance�察�to whom 

he seemed to be rehearsing the gesture he made。 The Danger´light was not 

yet lighted。 Against its shaft�察�a little low hut�察�entirely new to me�察�had been 

made of some wooden supports and tarpaulin。 It looked no bigger than a 

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