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the line of least resistance。; 

     Then     Fayre´Michell      repeated   his   question。    He    had   listened   with 

intense interest to the story。 

     ;Would you deny that ghosts�察�so to call them�察�can be associated with 

one particular spot�察�to the discomfort and even loss of reason�察�or life�察�of 

those that may be in that spot at the psychological moment�察�Sir Walter�拭─�

     ;Emphatically I would deny it�察─�declared the elder。               ;However tragic 

the circumstances that might have befallen an unfortunate being in life at 

any    particular   place�察  �it  is�察 �in  my   opinion�察   �monstrous     to  suppose    his 

disembodied spirit will hereafter be associated with the place。                 We must 

be   reasonable�察  �Felix。    Shall   the   God   Who   gave   us   reason   be   Himself 

unreasonable�拭─�

     ;And   yet   there   are   authentic   ´   However�察  �I   admit   the   weight   of   your 

argument。; 

     ;At the same time�察─�ventured Mr。 Travers�察 �none can deny that many 

strange     and   terrible  things   happen�察   �from    hidden    causes   quite   beyond 

human power to explain。; 

     ;They do�察�Ernest�察�and so I lock up my Grey Room and rule it out of 

our scheme   of existence。        At   present it is full of   lumber ´   old   furniture 

and a pack of rubbishy family portraits that only deserve to be burned�察�but 

will some day be restored�察�I suppose。; 

     ;Not on my account�察�Uncle Walter�察─�said Henry Lennox。                    ;I have no 

more respect for them than yourself。           They are hopeless as art。; 

     ;No�察�no one must restore them。           The art is I believe very bad�察�as you 

say�察  �but   they   were   most   worthy   people�察  �and   this   is   the   sole   memorial 

remaining of them。; 

     ;Do let us see the room�察�governor�察─�urged Tom May。                  ;Mary showed 

it to me the first time I came here�察�and I thought it about the jolliest spot in 

the house。; 

     ;So it is�察�Tom�察─�said Henry。         ;Mary says it should be called the Rose 

Room�察�not the grey one。; 

     ;All who care to do   so can see it�察─  �answered Sir Walter�察�rising。   ;We 

will look in on our way to bed。           Get the key from my key´cabinet in the 



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study。        Henry�察�It's labelled 'Grey Room。'; 



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                               CHAPTER II 



                                   AN EXPERIMENT 

       Ernest   Travers�察  �Felix   Fayre´Michell�察  �Tom   May�察  �and   Colonel   Vane 

followed Sir Walter upstairs to a great corridor�察�which ran the length of the 

main front�察�and upon which opened a dozen bedrooms and dressing´rooms。 

They proceeded to the eastern extremity。             It was lighted throughout�察�and 

now   their   leader   took   off   an   electric   bulb   from   a   sconce   on   the   wall 

outside the room they had come to visit。 

     ;There is none in there�察─�he explained�察 �though the light was installed 

in the Grey Room as elsewhere when I started my own plant twenty years 

ago。    My   father   never   would   have   it。   He   disliked   it   exceedingly�察  �and 

believed it aged the eyes。; 

     Henry   arrived   with   the   key。   The   door   was   unlocked�察  �and   the   light 

established。     The party entered a large and lofty chamber with ceiling of 

elaborate   plaster    work   and    silver´grey   walls�察  �the  paper   on   which    was 

somewhat tarnished。          A pattern   of dim�察�pink roses   as large as   cabbages 

ran riot over it。     A great oriel window looked east�察�while a smaller one 

opened upon the south。         Round the curve of the oriel ran a cushioned seat 

eighteen inches above the ground�察�while on the western side of the room�察�

set in the internal wall�察�was a modern fireplace with a white Adams mantel 

above   it。   Some   old�察  �carved   chairs   stood   round   the   walls�察  �and   in   one 

corner�察�stacked together�察�lay half a dozen old oil portraits�察�grimy and faded。 

They called for the restorer�察�but were doubtfully worth his labors。                  Two 

large    chests   of   drawers�察   �with   rounded     bellies�察 �and    a  very   beautiful 

washing´stand also occupied places round the room�察�and against the inner 

wall   rose   a   single�察  �fourposter   bed   of   Spanish   chestnut�察  �also   carved。 A 

grey�察�self´colored carpet covered the floor�察�and on one of the chests stood a 

miniature bronze copy of the Faun of Praxiteles。 

     The apartment was bright and cheerful of aspect。              Nothing gloomy or 

depressing marked it�察�nor a suggestion of the sinister。 

     ;Could   one   wish   for   a   more   amiable   looking   room�拭─  �asked   Fayre´ 

Michell。 

     They  gazed   round   them�察  �and   Ernest Travers   expressed   admiration   at 



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the old furniture。 

     ;My dear Walter�察�why hide these things here�拭─�he asked。                   ;They are 

beautiful�察�and may be valuable�察�too。; 

     ;I've been asked the same question before�察─�answered the owner。 ;And 

they   are   valuable。    Lord   Bolsover   offered   me   a   thousand   guineas   for 

those   two   chairs�察  �but   the   things   are   heirlooms   in   a   sort   of   way�察  �and   I 

shouldn't feel justified in parting with them。 My grandfather was furniture 

mad´spent half his time collecting old stuff on the Continent。                 Spain was 

his happy hunting ground。; 

     ;It's  positively    a  shame    to  doom     these   chairs  to  a  haunted     room�察�

uncle�察─�declared Henry。 

     But the other shook his head and smothered a yawn。 

     ;The house is too full as it is。; he said。 

     ;Mary wants you to scrap dozens of things�察─�replied his nephew。 ;Then 

there'd be plenty of room。; 

     ;You'll do what you please when your turn comes�察�and no doubt cast 

out my tusks and antlers and tiger´skins�察�which I know you don't admire。 

Wait in patience�察�Henry。        And we will now go to bed�察─�answered the elder。 

;I am fatigued�察�and it must be nearly midnight。; 

     Then Tom May brought their thoughts back to the reason of the visit。 

     ;Look   here�察  �governor�察─  �he   said。   ;It's   a   scandal   to   give   a   champion 

room like this a bad name and shut it up。            You've fallen into the habit�察�but 

you   know   it's   all   nonsense。    Mary   loves   this   room。     I'll   make   you   a 

sporting offer。      Let me sleep in it to´night�察�and then�察�when I report a clean 

bill   tomorrow�察  �you   can   throw   it   open   again   and   announce   it   is   forgiven 

without a stain on its character。 You've just said you don't believe spooks 

have the power to hurt anybody。           Then let me turn in here。; 

     Sir Walter�察�however�察�refused。 

     ;No�察�Tom�察�most certainly not。           It's far too late to go over the ground 

again and explain why�察�but I don't wish it。; 

     ;A milder´mannered room was never seen�察�said Ernest Travers。                     ;You 

must let me look at it by daylight�察�and bring Nelly。                The ceiling�察�too�察�is 

evidently very fine´finer even than the one in my room。; 

     ;The    ceilings   here   were    all  the  work    of  Italians  in  Tudor    times�察─�



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explained   his   friend。     ;They   are   Elizabethan。       The   plaster   is   certainly 

wonderful�察  �and   my   ceilings   are   considered   as   good   as     anything   in   the 

country�察�I believe。; 

     He turned�察�and the rest followed him。 

     Henry removed the electric bulb�察�and   restored it to its place   outside。 

Then his uncle gave him the key。 

     ;Put it back in the cabinet�察─�he said。         ;I won't go down again。; 

     The party broke up�察�and all save Lennox and the sailor went to their 

rooms。      The two younger men descended together and�察�when out of ear´ 

shot of his uncle�察�Henry spoke。 

     ;Look   here�察  �Tom�察─  �he   said�察   �you've   given   me   a   tip。    I'm   going   to 

camp out in the Grey Room to´night。              Then�察�in the morning�察�I'll tell Uncle 

Walter I have done so�察�and the ghost's number will be up。;                      ;Quite all 

right�察  �old   man   ´   only  the   plan   must   be   modified。 I'll   sleep   there。  I'm 

death on it�察�and the brilliant inspiration was mine�察�remember。; 

     ;You can't。     He refused to let you。; 

     ;I didn't hear him。; 

     ;Oh�察�yes�察�you did´everybody did。            Besides�察�this is fairly my task ´ you 

won't deny that。       Chadlands will be mine�察�some day�察�so it's up to me to 

knock   this   musty   yarn   on   the   head   once   and   for   all。   Could   anything   be 

more   absurd   than   shutting   up   a   fine   room   like   that�拭  �I'm   really   rather 

ashamed of Uncle Walter。; 

     ;Of   course   it's   absurd   but�察  �honestly�察  �I'm   rather   keen   about   this。   I'd 

dearly love to add a medieval phantom to my experiences�察�and only wish I 

thought anything would show up。              I beg you'll raise no objection。        It was 

my   idea�察  �and   I   very   much   wish   to   make   the   experiment。    Of   course�察  �I 

don't believe in anything supernatural。; 

     They   went     back    to  the  billiard´room�察    �dismissed     Fred   Caunter�察   �the 

footman�察     �who    was   waiting    to  put   out  the   lights�察 �and   continued     their 

discussion。      The    argument      began    to  grow    strenuous�察   �for  each   proved 

determined�察�and who owne
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