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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 

bed。 

     With an irresistible sense that something was wrong��with a flashing 

self´reproachful fear that fatal mischief had come of my leaving the man 



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there�察�and causing no one to be sent to overlook or correct what he did��I 

descended the notched path with all the speed I could make。 

     ;What is the matter�拭─�I asked the men。 

     ;Signal´man killed this morning�察�sir。; 

     ;Not the man belonging to that box�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�sir。; 

     ;Not the man I know�拭─�

     ;You   will   recognise   him�察  �sir�察  �if   you   knew   him�察─  �said   the   man   who 

spoke   for   the   others�察  �solemnly  uncovering   his   own   head�察  �and   raising   an 

end of the tarpaulin�察 �for his face is quite composed。; 

     ;O�察�how did this happen�察�how did this happen�拭─�I asked�察�turning from 

one to another as the hut closed in again。 

     ;He   was   cut   down   by   an   engine�察  �sir。   No   man   in   England   knew   his 

work better。 But somehow he was not clear of the outer rail。 It was just at 

broad day。 He had struck the light�察�and had the lamp in his hand。 As the 

engine came out of the tunnel�察�his back was towards her�察�and she cut him 

down。 That man drove her�察�and was showing how it happened。 Show the 

gentleman�察�Tom。; 

     The   man�察  �who   wore   a   rough   dark   dress�察  �stepped   back   to   his   former 

place at the mouth of the tunnel。 

     ;Coming round the curve in the tunnel�察�sir�察─�he said�察 �I saw him at the 

end�察�like as if I saw him down a perspective´glass。 There was no time to 

check speed�察�and I knew him to be very careful。 As he didn't seem to take 

heed of the whistle�察�I shut it off when we were running down upon him�察�

and called to him as loud as I could call。; 

     ;What did you say�拭─�

     ;I said�察�'Below there� �Look out� �Look out� �For God's sake�察�clear the 

way��'; 

     I started。 

     ;Ah� �it was a dreadful time�察�sir。 I never left off calling to him。 I put this 

arm before my eyes not to see�察�and I waved this arm to the last�察�but it was 

no use。; 

       Without prolonging the narrative to dwell on any one of its curious 

circumstances more than on any other�察�I may�察�in closing it�察�point out the 



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coincidence that the warning of the Engine´Driver included�察�not only the 

words which the unfortunate Signal´man had repeated to me as haunting 

him�察  �but   also   the   words   which   I   myselfnot   hehad   attached�察  �and   that 

only in my own mind�察�to the gesticulation he had imitated。 



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                THE HAUNTED HOUSE 



       CHAPTER ITHE MORTALS IN THE HOUSE 



    Under none of the accredited ghostly circumstances�察�and environed by 

none     of   the  conventional      ghostly   surroundings�察     �did  I   first  make 

acquaintance with the house which is the subject of this Christmas piece。 I 

saw it in the daylight�察�with the sun upon it。 There was no wind�察�no rain�察�no 

lightning�察�no thunder�察�no awful or unwonted circumstance�察�of any kind�察�to 

heighten its effect。 More than that�此�I had come to it direct from a railway 

station�此�it was not more than a mile distant from the railway station�察�and�察�

as   I   stood   outside   the   house�察  �looking   back   upon   the   way   I   had   come�察  �I 

could see the goods train running smoothly along the embankment in the 

valley。 I will not say that everything was utterly commonplace�察�because I 

doubt if anything can be that�察�except to utterly commonplace people´ ´and 

there my vanity steps in�察�but�察�I will take it on myself to say that anybody 

might see the house as I saw it�察�any fine autumn morning。 

    The manner of my lighting on it was this。 

    I was travelling towards London out of the North�察�intending to stop by 

the way�察�to look at the house。 My health required a temporary residence in 

the country�察�and a friend of mine who knew that�察�and who had happened 

to drive past the house�察�had written to me to suggest it as a likely place。 I 

had got into the train at midnight�察�and had fallen asleep�察�and had woke up 

and had sat looking out of window at the brilliant Northern Lights in the 

sky�察�and had fallen asleep again�察�and had woke up again to find the night 

gone�察�with the usual discontented conviction on me that I hadn't been to 

sleep at all��upon which question�察�in the first imbecility of that condition�察�

I am ashamed to believe that I would have done wager by battle with the 

man who sat opposite me。 That opposite man had had�察�through the night 

as that opposite man always hasseveral legs too many�察�and all of them 

too long。 In addition to this unreasonable conduct ��which was only to be 



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expected of him���察�he had had a pencil and   a pocket´book�察�and had been 

perpetually   listening   and   taking   notes。   It   had   appeared   to   me   that   these 

aggravating   notes   related   to   the   jolts   and   bumps   of   the   carriage�察  �and   I 

should     have    resigned    myself     to  his   taking   them�察   �under    a   general 

supposition that he was in the civil´engineering way of life�察�if he had not 

sat staring straight over my head whenever he listened。 He was a goggle´ 

eyed     gentleman     of   a  perplexed     aspect�察  �and    his  demeanour       became 

unbearable。 

     It was a cold�察�dead morning ��the sun not being up yet���察�and when I had 

out´watched the paling light of the fires of the iron country�察�and the curtain 

of heavy smoke that hung at once between me and the stars and between 

me and the day�察�I turned to my fellow´traveller and said�此�

     ;I BEG your pardon�察�sir�察�but do you observe anything particular in me;�拭�

For�察�really�察�he appeared to be taking down�察�either my travelling´cap or my 

hair�察�with a minuteness that was a liberty。 

     The goggle´eyed gentleman withdrew his eyes from behind me�察�as if 

the back of the carriage were a hundred miles off�察�and said�察�with a lofty 

look of compassion for my insignificance�此�

     ;In you�察�sir��B。; 

     ;B�察�sir�拭─�said I�察�growing warm。 

     ;I have nothing to do with you�察�sir�察─�returned the gentleman�察 �pray let 

me listenO。; 

     He enunciated this vowel after a pause�察�and noted it down。 

     At first I was alarmed�察�for an Express lunatic and no communication 

with the guard�察�is a serious position。 The thought came to my relief that 

the gentleman might be what is popularly called a Rapper�此�one of a sect 

for ��some of�� whom I have the highest respect�察�but whom I don't believe in。 

I was going   to ask him  the question�察�when   he took the bread out of   my 

mouth。 

     ;You will excuse me�察─�said the gentleman contemptuously�察 �if I am too 

much in advance of common humanity to trouble myself at all about it。 I 

have   passed   the   nightas   indeed   I   pass   the   whole   of   my   time   nowin 

spiritual intercourse。; 

     ;O� ─�said I�察�somewhat snappishly。 



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     ;The     conferences      of   the   night    began�察─   �continued      the   gentleman�察�

turning     several     leaves    of   his   note´book�察      �with    this   message�此     �'Evil 

communications corrupt good manners。'; 

     ;Sound�察─�said I�察 �but�察�absolutely new�拭─�

     ;New from spirits�察─�returned the gentleman。 

     I   could   only   repeat   my   rather   snappish   ;O� ─  �and   ask   if   I   might   be 

favoured with the last communication。 

     ;'A bird in the hand��'; said the gentleman�察�reading his last entry with 

great solemnity�察 �'is worth two in the Bosh。'; 

     ;Truly I am of the same opinion�察─�said I�察 �but shouldn't it be Bush�拭─�

     ;It came to me�察�Bosh�察─�returned the gentleman。 

     The     gentleman      then   informed      me   that   the   spirit  of  Socrates     had 

delivered this special revelation in the course of the night。 ;My friend�察�I 

hope you are pretty well。 There are two in this railway carriage。 How do 

you   do�拭  �There   are   seventeen   thousand   four   hundred   and   seventy´nine 

spirits   here�察  �but   you   cannot   see   them。   Pythagoras   is   here。   He   is   not   at 

liberty to mention it�察�but hopes you like travelling。; Galileo likewise had 

dropped in�察�with this scientific intelligence。 ;I am glad to see you�察�AMICO。 

COME STA�拭�Water will freeze when it is cold enough。 ADDIO� ─�In the 

course of the night�察�also�察�the following phenomena had occurred。 Bishop 

Butler   had   insisted   on   spelling   his   name�察   �Bubler�察─  �for   which   offence 

against   orthography  and   good   manners   he   had   been   dismissed   as   out   of 

temper。 John Milton ��suspected of wilful mystification�� had repudiated the 

authorship of   Paradise   Lost�察 �and had   introduced�察 �as   joint   authors   of  that 

poem�察     �two    Unknown        gentlemen�察     �respectively      named      Grungers      and 

Scadgingtone。 And Prince Arthur�察�nephew of King John of England�察�had 

described himself as tolerably comfortable in the seventh circle�察�where he 

was learning to paint on velvet�察�under the direction of Mrs。 Trimmer and 

Mary Queen of Scots。 

     If   this   should   meet   the   eye   of   the   gentleman   who   favoured   me   with 

these disclosures�察�I trust he will excuse my confessing that the sight of the 

rising   sun�察  �and   
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