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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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