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old baronial church in the park�察�for our particular accommodation。                       But�察�

we    are   not  a   superstitious    nobleman�察     �and   we   don't   mind。     Well�    �we 

dismiss our servant�察�lock the door�察�and sit before the fire in our dressing´ 

gown�察�musing about a great many things。                At length we go to bed。         Well� �

we can't sleep。       We toss and tumble�察�and can't sleep。            The embers on the 

hearth    burn    fitfully   and  make     the  room   look    ghostly。    We     can't  help 

peeping      out   over   the   counterpane�察    �at  the   two    black   figures    and   the 

cavalierthat wicked´ looking cavalierin green。                In the flickering light 

they seem to advance and retire�此           �which�察�though we are not by any means 

a superstitious nobleman�察�is not agreeable。              Well� �we get nervous more 

and more nervous。          We say ;This is very foolish�察�but we can't stand this�察�

we'll pretend to be ill�察�and knock up somebody。;                Well� �we are just going 

to do it�察�when the locked door opens�察�and there comes in a young woman�察�

deadly pale�察�and with long fair hair�察�who glides to the fire�察�and sits down 

in the chair we have left there�察�wringing her hands。                Then�察�we notice that 

her clothes are wet。        Our tongue cleaves to the roof of our mouth�察�and we 

can't speak�察�but�察�we observe her accurately。             Her clothes are wet�察�her long 

hair   is   dabbled   with   moist   mud�察  �she   is   dressed   in   the   fashion   of   two 

hundred years ago�察�and she has at her girdle a bunch of rusty keys。                    Well� �

there   she   sits�察  �and   we   can't   even   faint�察  �we   are   in   such   a   state   about   it。 

Presently  she   gets   up�察  �and   tries   all   the   locks   in   the   room   with   the   rusty 

keys�察�which won't fit one of them�察�then�察�she fixes her eyes on the portrait 

of the cavalier in green�察�and says�察�in a low�察�terrible voice�察 �The stags know 

it� ─  �After that�察�she wrings her hands again�察�passes the bedside�察�and goes 

out   at   the   door。  We   hurry  on   our   dressing´gown�察�seize   our   pistols   ��we 

always   travel   with   pistols���察  �and   are   following�察  �when   we   find   the   door 

locked。      We   turn   the   key�察  �look   out   into   the   dark   gallery�察  �no   one   there。 

We wander away�察�and try to find our servant。                Can't be done。 We pace the 

gallery till daybreak�察�then return to our deserted room�察�fall asleep�察�and are 

awakened by our servant ��nothing ever haunts him�� and the shining sun。 

Well�   �we   make   a   wretched   breakfast�察  �and   all   the   company   say   we   look 

queer。     After breakfast�察�we go over the house with our host�察�and then we 



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take him to the portrait of the cavalier in green�察�and then it all comes out。 

He   was   false   to   a   young   housekeeper   once   attached   to   that   family�察  �and 

famous for her beauty�察�who drowned herself in a pond�察�and whose body 

was discovered�察�after a long time�察�because the stags refused to drink of the 

water。     Since which�察�it has been whispered that she traverses the house at 

midnight ��but goes especially to that room where the cavalier in green was 

wont to sleep���察�trying the old locks with the rusty keys。                 Well� �we tell our 

host of what we have seen�察�and a shade comes over his features�察�and he 

begs it may be hushed up�察�and so it is。               But�察�it's all true�察�and we said so�察�

before we died ��we are dead now�� to many responsible people。 

     There   is   no   end   to   the   old  houses�察  �with    resounding   galleries�察  �and 

dismal   state´bedchambers�察  �and   haunted   wings   shut   up   for   many   years�察�

through which we may   ramble�察�with an agreeable creeping up our back�察�

and encounter any number of ghosts�察�but ��it is worthy of remark perhaps�� 

reducible  to   a very  few  general   types   and   classes�察  �for�察 �ghosts have   little 

originality�察�and ;walk; in a beaten track。               Thus�察�it comes to pass�察�that a 

certain room in a certain old hall�察�where a certain bad lord�察�baronet�察�knight�察�

or gentleman�察�shot himself�察�has certain planks in the floor from which the 

blood   WILL   NOT   be   taken   out。          You   may   scrape   and   scrape�察  �as   the 

present owner has done�察�or plane and plane�察�as his father did�察�or scrub and 

scrub�察�as   his grandfather   did�察�or   burn   and burn   with strong   acids�察 �as his 

great´ grandfather did�察�but�察�there the blood will still beno redder and no 

palerno more and no lessalways just the same。                   Thus�察�in such another 

house there is a haunted door�察�that never will keep open�察�or another door 

that   never   will   keep   shut�察  �or   a   haunted   sound   of   a   spinning´wheel�察  �or   a 

hammer�察�or a footstep�察�or a cry�察�or a sigh�察�or a horse's tramp�察�or the rattling 

of a chain。      Or else�察�there is a turret´clock�察�which�察�at the midnight hour�察�

strikes thirteen when the head of the family is going to die�察�or a shadowy�察�

immovable        black    carriage     which    at  such    a   time   is  always     seen    by 

somebody�察  �waiting   near   the   great   gates   in   the   stable´yard。        Or   thus�察  �it 

came to pass how Lady Mary went to pay a visit at a large wild house in 

the Scottish Highlands�察�and�察�being fatigued with her long journey�察�retired 

to   bed   early�察  �and   innocently   said�察  �next   morning�察  �at   the   breakfast´table�察�

;How odd�察�to have so late a party last night�察�in this remote place�察�and not 



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to tell me of it�察�before I went to bed� ─�Then�察�every one asked Lady Mary 

what   she   meant�拭      �Then�察  �Lady   Mary   replied�察   �Why�察  �all   night   long�察  �the 

carriages      were    driving    round     and    round    the   terrace�察   �underneath      my 

window� ─       �Then�察�the owner of the house turned pale�察�and so did his Lady�察�

and   Charles   Macdoodle   of   Macdoodle   signed   to   Lady   Mary   to   say   no 

more�察�and every one was silent。             After breakfast�察�Charles Macdoodle told 

Lady     Mary     that   it  was   a  tradition    in  the   family    that  those    rumbling 

carriages   on   the   terrace   betokened   death。         And   so   it   proved�察  �for�察  �two 

months afterwards�察�the Lady of the mansion died。                     And Lady Mary�察�who 

was   a   Maid   of   Honour   at   Court�察  �often   told   this   story   to   the   old   Queen 

Charlotte�察  �by   this   token   that   the   old   King   always   said�察   �Eh�察  �eh�拭  �What�察�

what�拭     �Ghosts�察�ghosts�拭        �No such thing�察�no such thing� ─            �And never left 

off saying so�察�until he went to bed。 

     Or�察  �a   friend   of   somebody's   whom   most   of   us   know�察  �when   he   was   a 

young   man   at   college�察  �had   a   particular   friend�察  �with   whom   he   made   the 

compact that�察�if it were possible for the Spirit to return to this earth after 

its   separation     from    the  body�察   �he   of  the   twain    who    first  died�察  �should 

reappear to the other。          In course of time�察�this compact was forgotten by 

our    friend�察   �the  two    young     men    having     progressed     in   life�察 �and   taken 

diverging      paths    that  were    wide    asunder。     But�察   �one   night�察  �many   years 

afterwards�察�our friend being in the North of England�察�and staying for the 

night in an inn�察�on the Yorkshire Moors�察�happened to look out of bed�察�and 

there�察�in the moonlight�察�leaning on a bureau near the window�察�steadfastly 

regarding      him�察   �saw    his   old    college    friend�     �The     appearance       being 

solemnly addressed�察�replied�察�in a kind of whisper�察�but very audibly�察 �Do 

not   come   near   me。      I   am   dead。    I   am   here   to   redeem   my   promise。      I 

come from  another world�察 �but   may not disclose its secrets� ─                    �Then�察�the 

whole   form   becoming   paler�察  �melted�察  �as   it   were�察  �into   the   moonlight�察  �and 

faded away。 

     Or�察  �there   was   the   daughter   of   the   first   occupier   of   the   picturesque 

Elizabethan   house�察  �so   famous   in   our   neighbourhood。              You   have   heard 

about her�拭      �No�      �Why�察�SHE went out one summer evening at twilight�察�

when   she   was      a   beautiful   girl�察  �just   seventeen    years   of   age�察  �to  gather 

flowers in the garden�察�and presently came running�察�terrified�察�into the hall 



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to her father�察�saying�察 �Oh�察�dear father�察�I have met myself� ─                   �He took her 

in his arms�察�and told her it was fancy�察�but she said�察 �Oh no�                  �I met myself 

in the broad walk�察�and I was pale and gathering withered flowers�察�and I 

turned   my   head�察  �and   held   them   up� ─     �And�察  �that   night�察  �she   died�察  �and   a 

picture of her story was begun�察�though never finished�察�and they say it is 

somewhere in the house to this day�察�with its face to the wall。 

     Or�察�the uncle of my brother's wife was riding home on horseback�察�one 

mellow evening at sunset�察�when�察�in a green lane close to his own house�察�he 

saw   a   man   standing   before   him�察  �in   the   very   centre   of   a   narrow   way。 

;Why   does   that   man   in   the   cloak   stand   there� ─  �he   thought。      ;Does   he 

want   me   to   ride   over   him�拭─    �But   the   figure   never   moved。       He   felt   a 

strange   sensation   at   seeing   it   so   still�察  �but   slackened   his   trot   and   rode 

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