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whole body�察�we allotted the various household duties�察�as if we had been on 

a gipsy party�察�or a yachting party�察�or a hunting party�察�or were shipwrecked。 



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I then recounted the floating rumours concerning the hooded lady�察�the owl�察�

and   Master   B。�此  �with   others�察  �still   more   filmy�察  �which   had   floated   about 

during our occupation�察�relative to some ridiculous old ghost of the female 

gender who went up and down�察�carrying the ghost of a round table�察�and 

also to an impalpable Jackass�察�whom nobody was ever able to catch。 Some 

of these ideas I really believe our people below had communicated to one 

another in some diseased way�察�without conveying them in words。 We then 

gravely     called   one   another   to  witness�察   �that  we   were    not  there   to  be 

deceived�察�or to deceivewhich we considered pretty much the same thing´ 

´and that�察�with a serious sense of responsibility�察�we would be strictly true 

to one another�察�and would strictly follow out the truth。 The understanding 

was established�察�that any one who heard unusual noises in the night�察�and 

who wished to trace them�察�should knock at my door�察�lastly�察�that on Twelfth 

Night�察  �the   last   night   of   holy   Christmas�察  �all   our   individual   experiences 

since that then present hour of our coming together in the haunted house�察�

should be brought to light for the good of all�察�and that we would hold our 

peace on the subject till then�察�unless on some remarkable provocation to 

break silence。 

     We were�察�in number and in character�察�as follows�此�

     Firstto get my sister and myself out of the waythere were we two。 

In the drawing of lots�察�my sister drew her own room�察�and I drew Master 

B。's。   Next�察  �there   was   our   first   cousin   John   Herschel�察  �so   called   after   the 

great astronomer�此�than whom I suppose a better man at a telescope does 

not breathe。 With him�察�was his wife�此�a charming creature to whom he had 

been married in the previous spring。 I thought it ��under the circumstances�� 

rather   imprudent to bring   her�察 �because   there is   no   knowing   what   even   a 

false alarm may do at such a time�察�but I suppose he knew his own business 

best�察�and I must say that if she had been MY wife�察�I never could have left 

her endearing and bright face behind。 They drew the Clock Room。 Alfred 

Starling�察�an uncommonly agreeable young fellow of eight´and´twenty for 

whom I have the greatest liking�察�was in the Double Room�察�mine�察�usually�察�

and designated by that name from having a dressing´room within it�察�with 

two large and cumbersome windows�察�which no wedges I was ever able to 

make�察�would keep from shaking�察�in any weather�察�wind or no wind。 Alfred 



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is a young fellow who pretends to be ;fast; ��another word for loose�察�as I 

understand   the   term���察  �but   who   is   much   too   good   and   sensible   for   that 

nonsense�察  �and   who   would   have   distinguished   himself   before   now�察  �if   his 

father had not unfortunately left him a small independence of two hundred 

a   year�察  �on   the   strength   of   which   his   only  occupation   in   life   has   been   to 

spend six。 I am in hopes�察�however�察�that his Banker may break�察�or that he 

may enter into some speculation guaranteed to pay twenty per cent。�察�for�察�I 

am convinced that if he could only be ruined�察�his fortune is made。 Belinda 

Bates�察  �bosom   friend   of   my   sister�察  �and   a   most   intellectual�察  �amiable�察  �and 

delightful   girl�察  �got   the   Picture   Room。   She   has   a   fine   genius   for   poetry�察�

combined        with    real   business     earnestness�察    �and    ;goes    in;to    use   an 

expression   of   Alfred'sfor   Woman's   mission�察  �Woman's   rights�察  �Woman's 

wrongs�察  �and   everything   that   is   woman's   with   a   capital   W�察  �or   is   not   and 

ought to be�察�or is and ought not to be。 ;Most praiseworthy�察�my dear�察�and 

Heaven prosper you� ─�I whispered to her on the first night of my taking 

leave of her at the Picture´Room door�察 �but don't overdo it。 And in respect 

of   the great   necessity  there   is�察  �my  darling�察 �for   more   employments being 

within the reach of Woman than our civilisation has as yet assigned to her�察�

don't fly at the unfortunate men�察�even those men who are at first sight in 

your way�察�as if they were the natural oppressors of your sex�察�for�察�trust me�察�

Belinda�察�they do sometimes spend their wages among wives and daughters�察�

sisters�察�mothers�察�aunts�察�and grandmothers�察�and the play is�察�really�察�not ALL 

Wolf and Red Riding´Hood�察�but has other parts in it。; However�察�I digress。 

     Belinda�察�as I have mentioned�察�occupied the Picture Room。 We had but 

three   other   chambers�此  �the   Corner   Room�察  �the   Cupboard   Room�察  �and   the 

Garden Room。 My old friend�察�Jack Governor�察 �slung his hammock�察─�as he 

called it�察�in the Corner Room。 I have always regarded Jack as the finest´ 

looking sailor that ever sailed。 He is gray now�察�but as handsome as he was 

a   quarter   of   a   century   agonay�察  �handsomer。 A  portly�察  �cheery�察  �well´built 

figure of a broad´shouldered man�察�with a frank smile�察�a brilliant dark eye�察�

and   a   rich   dark   eyebrow。   I   remember   those   under   darker   hair�察  �and   they 

look all the better for their silver setting。 He has been wherever his Union 

namesake flies�察�has Jack�察�and I have met old shipmates of his�察�away in the 

Mediterranean and on the other side of the Atlantic�察�who have beamed and 



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brightened at the casual mention of his name�察�and have cried�察 �You know 

Jack   Governor�拭  �Then   you   know   a   prince   of   men� ─  �That   he   is�   �And   so 

unmistakably a naval officer�察�that if you were to meet him coming out of 

an Esquimaux snow´hut in seal's skin�察�you would be vaguely persuaded he 

was in full naval uniform。 

     Jack once had that bright clear eye of his on my sister�察�but�察�it fell out 

that   he   married   another   lady   and   took   her   to   South America�察  �where   she 

died。 This was a dozen years ago or more。 He brought down with him to 

our haunted house a little cask of salt beef�察�for�察�he is always convinced that 

all salt beef not of his own pickling�察�is mere carrion�察�and invariably�察�when 

he    goes    to  London�察    �packs    a   piece   in   his  portmanteau。       He   had    also 

volunteered to bring with him one ;Nat Beaver�察─�an old comrade of his�察�

captain of a merchantman。 Mr。 Beaver�察�with a thick´set wooden face and 

figure�察   �and    apparently     as  hard    as  a  block    all  over�察  �proved     to  be   an 

intelligent   man�察  �with   a   world   of   watery   experiences   in   him�察  �and   great 

practical knowledge。 At times�察�there was a curious nervousness about him�察�

apparently   the   lingering   result   of   some   old   illness�察  �but�察  �it   seldom   lasted 

many   minutes。   He   got   the   Cupboard   Room�察  �and   lay   there   next   to   Mr。 

Undery�察�my friend and solicitor�此�who came down�察�in an amateur capacity�察�

;to   go   through   with   it�察─  �as   he   said�察 �and   who   plays   whist   better  than   the 

whole Law List�察�from the red cover at the beginning to the red cover at the 

end。 

     I   never   was   happier   in   my   life�察  �and   I   believe   it   was   the   universal 

feeling among us。 Jack Governor�察�always a man of wonderful resources�察�

was Chief Cook�察�and made some of the best dishes I ever ate�察�including 

unapproachable         curries。    My    sister   was    pastrycook      and    confectioner。 

Starling   and   I   were   Cook's   Mate�察  �turn   and   turn   about�察  �and   on   special 

occasions the chief cook ;pressed; Mr。 Beaver。 We had a great deal of out´ 

door sport and exercise�察�but nothing was neglected within�察�and there was 

no ill´humour or misunderstanding   among us�察 �and our   evenings were   so 

delightful that we had at least one good reason for being reluctant to go to 

bed。 

     We had a few night alarms in the beginning。 On the first night�察�I was 

knocked up by Jack with a most wonderful ship's lantern in his hand�察�like 



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the   gills   of   some   monster   of   the   deep�察  �who   informed   me   that   he   ;was 

going   aloft   to   the   main   truck�察─  �to   have   the   weathercock   down。   It   was   a 

stormy     night    and   I  remonstrated�察    �but   Jack   called    my   attention    to  its 

making      a  sound    like   a  cry  of   despair�察  �and   said   somebody      would     be 

;hailing a ghost; presently�察�if it wasn't done。 So�察�up to the top of the house�察�

where   I   could   hardly  stand   for   the   wind�察  �we   went�察  �accompanied   by  Mr。 

Beaver�察     �and   there   Jack�察  �lantern   and    all�察 �with   Mr。   Beaver     after  him�察�

swarmed       up   to  the  top   of  a  cupola�察   �some    two   dozen     feet  above    the 

chimneys�察      �and    stood    upon    nothing     particular�察   �coolly    knocking      the 

weathercock off�察�until they both got into such good spirits with the wind 

and the height�察�that I thought they would never come down。 Another night�察�

they turned out again�察�and had a chimney´cowl off。 Another night�察�they cut 

a   sobbing   and   gulping   water´pipe   away。   Another   night�察  �they   found   out 

something   else。   On   several   occasions�察  �they   both�察  �in   the   coolest   manner�察�

simultaneously   dropped   out   of   their   respective   bedroom   windows�察  �hand 

over   hand   by  their   counterpanes��
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