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you please。; 

     ;Hysteria�察─�declared Sir Walter。           ;I don't blame them。         It is natural。 

Everybody is free to go�察�if they desire to do so。               But tell them what you 

have heard to´night�察�Masters。           Tell them that no good Christian need fear 

to   rest   in   peace。  Explain   that   Mr。   May   will   presently   enter   the   Grey 

Room   in   the   name   of   God�察  �and   bid   them   pray   on   their   knees   for   him 

before they go to sleep。; 

     Masters hesitated。 

     ;All the same�察�I very much wish the reverend gentleman would give 

Scotland Yard a chance。           If they fall�察�then he can wipe their eye after ´ 

excuse my language�察 �Sir Walter。            I've read   a lot about   the spirits�察 �being 

terrible   interested   in   'em�察  �as   all   human   men   must   be�察  �and   I   hear   that 

running   after   'em   often   brings   trouble。     I   don't   mean   to   your   life�察  �Sir 

Walter�察  �but   to   your   wits。   People   get   cracked   on   'em   and   have   to   be 

locked   up。     I   stopped   everybody   frightening   themselves   into   'sterics   at 

dinner to´day�察�but you could see how it took 'em�察�and�察�whether or no�察�I do 

beg Mr。 May to be so kind as to let me sit up along with him to´night。 

     ;You   never   hear   of   two   people   getting   into   trouble   with   these   here 

customers�察�and while he was going for this blackguard ghost in the name 

of the Lord�察�I could keep my weather eye lifting for trouble。 'Tis a matter 

for common sense and keeping your nerve�察�in my opinion�察�and we don't 

want     another    death    on   our    hands�察   �I  suppose。     There'll   be   half   the 

mountebanks and photograph men and newspaper men in the land here to´ 

morrow�察�and 'twill take me all my time to keep 'em from over´running the 

house。     Because if   they  could   come   in   their scores for   the   late   captain´ 

poor gentleman�  � what won't they try now this here famous detective has 

been done in�拭─�

     ;Henry deplored the same thing�察─�said Mary。               ;And I answer again�察�as 



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I   answered   then�察─  �replied   Septimus   May。     ;You   mean   well�察  �Sir   Walter�察�

and your butler means well�察�but you propose an act in direct opposition to 

the principle that inspires me。; 

     ;What do you expect to happen�拭─�asked Mary。                ;Do you suppose you 

will see something�察�and that something will tell you what it is�察�and why it 

killed dear Tom�拭─�

     ;That�察�at any rate�察�would be a very great blessing to the living�察─�said 

her father。 

     ;The   least   the   creature   could   do�察  �in   my   humble   opinion�察─  �ventured 

Masters。 

     But Septimus May deprecated such curiosity。 

     ;Hope for no such thing�察�and do not dwell upon what is to happen until 

I am able to tell you what does happen�察─�he answered。               ;Allow no human 

weakness�察�no desire to learn the secrets of another world�察�to distract your 

thoughts。     I am only concerned with what I know beyond possibility of 

doubt is my duty ´ to be entered upon as swiftly as possible。                 I hear my 

call in the very voice of the wind shouting round the house to´night。                But 

beyond my duty I do not seek。 Whether information awaits me�察�whether 

some manifestation indicating my success and valuable to humanity will 

be granted�察�I cannot say。 I do not stop now to think about that。 

     ;Alone I do this thing ´ yet not alone�察�for my hand is in my Maker's 

hand。     Your    part  will   not  be  to  accompany      me。    Let    each   man   and 

woman be informed of what I do�察�and let them lift a petition for me�察�that 

my   work   be   crowned   with   success。      But   let   them   not   assume   that   to´ 

morrow I shall have anything to impart。             The night may be one of peace 

within�察   �though    so   stormy    without。     I   may    pray   till  dawn    with   no 

knowledge how my prayer prospers�察�or I may be called to face a being that 

no human eye has ever seen and lived。            These things are hidden from us。; 

     ;You   are   wonderful�察  �and   it   is   heartening   to   meet   with   such   mighty 

faith�察─�replied Sir Walter。       ;You have no fear�察�no shadow of hesitation or 

doubt at the bottom of your mind�拭─�

     ;None。     Only an overmastering desire to obey the message that throbs 

in my heart。      I will be honest with you�察�for I recognize that many might 

doubt whether you were in the right to let me face this ordeal。                But I am 



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driven   by  an   overwhelming   mandate。         Did   I   fear�察  �or   feel   one tremor   of 

uncertainty�察�I would not proceed�察�for any wavering might be fatal and give 

me helpless into the power of this watchful spirit�察�but I am as certain of 

my duty as I am that salvation awaits the just man。 

     ;I believe that I shall liberate this arrested being with cathartic prayer 

and cleansing petition to our common Maker。                And have I not the spirit of 

my     dead    boy   on   my    side�拭   �Could      any   living   man�察   �however      well 

intentioned�察�watch with me and over me as he will�拭                 �Fear nothing�察�go to 

your rest�察�and let all who would assist me do so on their�察�knees before they 

sleep。; 

     Even Masters echoed some of this fierce and absolute faith when he 

returned to the servants' hall。 

     ;His eyes blaze�察─�he said。         ;He's about the most steadfast man ever I 

saw inside a pulpit�察�or out of it。        You feel if that man went to the window 

and told the rain to stop and the wind to go down�察�they would。                   No ghost 

that ever walked could best him anyway。               They asked me to talk and say 

what I felt�察�and I did�察�but words are powerless against such an iron will as 

he's got。 

     ;I doubted first�察�and Sir Walter said he doubted likewise�察�but he's dead 

sure now�察�and what's good enough for him is good enough for us。 I'll bet 

Caunter�察�or any man�察�an even flyer that he's going to put the creature down 

and out and   come off without   a scratch himself。  I offered to sit up   with 

him�察�so did Sir Walter�察�but he wouldn't hear of it。             So all we've got to do 

is to turn in and say our prayers。           That's simple enough for God´fearing 

people�察�and we can't do no better than to obey orders。; 

     It  was    none   the   less  a  nervous    and   highly    strung   household     that 

presently   went   to   bed�察  �and   no   woman   slept   without   another   woman   to 

keep her company。         Sir Walter found himself worn out in mind and body。 

Mary made him take his bromide�察�and he slept without a dream�察�despite 

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