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To me it seemed impossible to believe that we gazed upon a corpse。                     But 

so it was�察�though�察�as a matter of form�察�the doctor took certain measures to 

restore   her。   But   animation   was   not   suspended�察  �it   had   passed   beyond 

recall。 

     ;There was held a post´mortem examination�察�and an inquest�察�of course�察�

and   Mannering�察  �who   felt deep   professional   interest�察 �asked   a   friend   from 

Plymouth       to  conduct     the   examination。       Their     report   astounded     all 

concerned and crowned the mystery�察�for not a trace of any physical trouble 

could be discovered to explain Nurse Forrester's death。               She was thin�察�but 

organically   sound      in  every   particular�察  �nor   could   the   slightest   trace  of 

poison be reported。 Life had simply left her without any physical reason。 

Search proved that she had brought no drugs or any sort of physic with her�察�

and   no   information   to   cast   the   least   light   came   from   the   institution   for 

which she worked。         She was a favorite there�察�and the news of her sudden 

death brought sorrow to her many personal friends。 

     ;The physicians felt their failure to find a natural and scientific cause 

for    her   death。    Indeed�察     �Dr。  Mordred�察     �from    Plymouth�察     �an   eminent 

pathologist�察�trembled not a little about it�察�as Mannering afterwards told me。 

The finite mind of science hates�察�apparently�察�to be faced with any mystery 

beyond its power to explain。          It regards such an incident as a challenge to 

human   intellect�察  �and   does   not   remember   that   we   are   encompassed   with 

mystery as with a garment�察�and that every day and every night are laden 

with phenomena for which man cannot account�察�and never will。 

     ;Nurse Forrester's relations ´ a sister and an old mother ´ came to the 



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funeral。      Also    her   dearest    woman      friend�察  �another     professional     nurse�察�

whose   name   I   do   not   recollect。     She   was   buried   at   Chadlands�察  �and   her 

grave lies near our graves。           Mary loves to tend it still�察�though to her the 

dead   woman   is   but   a   name。      Yet   to   this   day   she   declares   that   she   can 

remember Nurse Forrester's voice through her fever ´ gentle�察�yet musical 

and   cheerful。      As   for   me�察  �I   never   mourned   so   brief   an   acquaintance   so 

heartily。     To part with the bright creature�察�so full of life and kindliness�察�

and to stand beside her corpse but eight or nine hours afterwards�察�was a 

chastening and sad experience。; 

     Sir   Walter   became   pensive�察  �and   did   not   proceed   for   the   space   of   a 

minute。      None�察�however�察�spoke until he had again done so�此�

     ;That   is   the   story  of   what   is   called our   haunted   room�察  �so   far   as   this 

generation is concerned。           What grounds for its sinister reputation existed 

in the far past I know not ´ only a vague�察�oral tradition came to my father 

from   his�察  �and   it   is   certain   that   neither   of   them   attached   any   personal 

importance to it。        But after such a peculiar and unfortunate tragedy�察�you 

will   not   be   surprised   that   I   regarded   the   chamber   as   ruled   out   from   my 

domiciliary scheme�察�and denied it to any future guests。; 

     ;Do   you   really   associate   the   lady's   death   with   the   room�察  �Walter�拭─�

asked Mr。 Travers。 

     ;Honestly   I   do   not�察  �Ernest。      And   for   this   reason�此  �I   deny   that   any 

malignant�察�spiritual personality would ever be permitted by the Creator to 

exercise physical powers over the living�察�or destroy human beings without 

reason or justice。       The horror of such a possibility to the normal mind is 

sufficient   argument   against   it。   Causes   beyond   our   apparent   knowledge 

were responsible for the death of Nurse Forrester�察�but who shall presume 

to say that was really so�拭�Why imagine anything so irregular�拭                     �I prefer to 

think that had the post´mortem been conducted by somebody else�察�subtle 

reasons for her   death might have appeared。  Science is   fallible�察�and  even 

specialists make outrageous mistakes。; 

     ;You   believe   she   died   from   natural   causes   beyond   the   skill   of   those 

particular surgeons to discover�拭─�asked Colonel Vane。 

     ;That is my opinion。          Needless to say�察�I should not tell Mannering so。 

But to what other conclusion can a reasonable man come�拭                         �I do not�察�of 



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course�察�deny the supernatural�察�but it is weak´minded to fall back upon it as 

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 
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