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best possible reason。       A friend of hers actually saw one。; 

     Mr。 Fayre´Michell spoke。 

     ;Spiritualism and spirits are two quite different things�察─�he said。 ;One 

may discredit the whole business of spiritualism and yet firmly believe in 

spirits。; 

     He    was    a  narrow´headed�察      �clean´shaven     man    with    grey   hair   and 

moustache。       He had a small body on very long legs�察�and though a veteran 

now�察�was still one of the best game shots in the West of England。 

     Ernest Travers agreed with him。           Indeed�察�they all agreed。        Sir Walter 

himself summed up。 

     ;If you're a Christian�察�you must believe in the spirits of the dead�察─�he 

declared�察 �but to go out of your way to summon these spirits�察�to call them 

from the next world back to ours�察�and to consult people who profess to be 

able   to   do   so   ´   extremely  doubtful   characters�察  �as   a   rule   ´   that   I   think   is 

much   to   be   condemned。       I   deny   that   there   are   any   living   mediums   of 

communication between the spirit world and this one�察�and I should always 

judge the man or woman who claimed such power to be a charlatan。                      But 

that   spirits   of   the   departed   have   appeared   and   been   recognized   by   the 



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living�察�who shall deny�拭�

     ;My son´in´law has a striking case in his own recent experience。 He 

actually   knows   a   man   who   was   going   to   sail   on   the   Lusitania�察  �and   his 

greatest friend on earth�察�a soldier who fell on the Maine�察�appeared to him 

and advised him not to do so。            Tom's acquaintance could not say that he 

heard   words   uttered�察  �but   he   certainly   recognized   his   dead   friend   as   he 

stood by his bedside�察�and he received into his mind a clear warning before 

the vision disappeared。 Is that so�察�Tom�拭─�

     ;Exactly so�察�sir。      And Jack Thwaites ´ that was the name of the man in 

New York ´ told four others about it�察�and three took his tip and didn't sail。 

The fourth went�察�but he wasn't drowned。               He came out all right。; 

     ;The   departed   are   certainly   proved   to   appear   in   their   own   ghostly 

persons   ´   nay�察  �they   often   have   been   seen   to   do   so�察─  �admitted   Travers。 

;But     I  will   never    believe    they   are   at   our   beck    and   call�察 �to   bang 

tambourines or move furniture。             We cannot ring up the dead as we ring 

up    the  living   on   a  telephone。     The    idea   is  insufferable    and   indecent。 

Neither can anybody be used as a mouth´piece in that way�察�or tell us the 

present position   or occupation   and   interests   of   a dead   man   ´   or   what   he 

smokes�察�or how his liquor tastes。            Such ideas degrade our impressions of 

life    beyond     the   grave。     They      are�察  �if  I  may    say    so�察  �disgustingly 

anthropomorphic。          How  can   we   even   take   it   for granted   that   our   spirits 

will retain a human form and human attributes after death�拭─�

     ;It would be both weak ´ minded and irreligious to attempt to get at 

these things�察�no doubt�察─�declared Colonel Vane。 

     ;And     they   make     confusion     worse    confounded      by   saying    that  evil 

spirits pretend sometimes to hoodwink us by posing as good spirits。 Now�察�

that's going too far�察─�said Henry Lennox。 

     ;But    your    own    ghost�察  �Sir  Walter�拭─    �asked   Fayre´Michell。       ;It   is  a 

curious fact that most really ancient houses have some such addition。                       Is 

it   a   family   spectre�拭  �Is   it   fairly   well   authenticated�拭  �Does   it   reign   in   a 

particular spot of house or garden�拭            �I ask from no idle curiosity。         It is a 

very interesting subject if approached in a proper spirit�察�as the Psychical 

Research Society�察�of which I am a member�察�does approach it。; 

     ;I am unprepared   to admit that   we have   a ghost at   all�察─�repeated   Sir 



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Walter。 ;Ancient houses�察�as you say�察�often get some legend tacked on to 

them�察�and here a garden walk�察�or there a room�察�or               passage�察�is associated 

with    something     uncanny     and   contrary    to  experience。     This    is  an  old 

Tudor place�察�and has been tinkered and altered in successive generations。 

We have one room at the eastern end of the great corridor which always 

suffered   from   a   bad   reputation。   Nobody   has   ever   seen   anything   in   our 

time�察�and neither my father nor grandfather ever handed down any story of 

a personal experience。         It is a bedroom�察�which you shall see�察�if you care 

to   do   so。  One   very   unfortunate   and   melancholy   thing   happened   in   it。 

That was some twelve years ago�察�when Mary was still a child ´ two years 

after my dear wife died。; 

     ;Tell   us   nothing   that   can   cause   you   any   pain�察  �Walter�察─  �said   Ernest 

Travers。 

     ;It caused me very acute pain at the time。             Now it is old history and 

mercifully     one    can   look   back    with   nothing    but   regret。   One     must�察�

however�察�mention an incident in my father's time�察�though it has nothing to 

do with my own painful experience。              However�察�that is part of the story ´ 

if story it can be called。      A death occurred in the Grey Room when I was 

a   child。   Owing   to   the   general   vague   feeling   entertained   against   it�察  �we 

never put guests there�察�and so long ago as my father's day it was relegated 

to   a   store   place   and   lumber´store。  But   one   Christmas�察  �when   we   were 

very full�察�there came quite unexpectedly on Christmas Eve an aunt of my 

father ´ an extraordinary old character who never did anything that might 

be   foreseen。     She    had   never   come    to  the   family   reunion    before�察  �yet 

appeared on this occasion�察�and declared that�察�as this was going to be her 

last Christmas on earth�察�she had felt it right to   join the clan ´ my  father 

being the head of the family。         Her sudden advent strained our resources�察�I 

suppose�察�but she herself reminded us of the Grey Room�察�and�察�on hearing 

that it was empty�察�insisted on occupying it。            The place is a bedroom�察�and 

my father�察�who personally entertained no dislike or dread of it�察�raised not 

the least objection to the strong ´ minded old lady's proposal。              She retired�察�

and was found dead on Christmas morning。                She had not gone to bed�察�but 

was just about to do so�察�apparently�察�when she had fallen down and died。 

She was eighty´eight�察�had undergone a lengthy coach journey from Exeter�察�



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