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placed in the weakest of positions。 

     ;By    this   time   you   will   fully  understand�察    �sir�察─ �he   said�察  �that   what 

troubles me so dreadfully is the question�察�What does the spectre mean�拭─�

     I was not sure�察�I told him�察�that I did fully understand。 

     ;What   is   its   warning   against�拭─  �he said�察 �ruminating�察 �with his   eyes   on 

the   fire�察  �and   only   by   times   turning   them   on   me。   ;What   is   the   danger�拭�

Where is the danger�拭�There is danger overhanging somewhere on the Line。 

Some dreadful calamity will happen。 It is not to be doubted this third time�察�

after what has gone before。 But surely this is a cruel haunting of me。 What 

can I do�拭─�

     He pulled out his handkerchief�察�and wiped the drops from his heated 

forehead。 

     ;If I telegraph Danger�察�on either side of me�察�or on both�察�I can give no 

reason for it�察─�he   went on�察�wiping   the palms of   his   hands。 ;I should get 



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into trouble�察�and do no good。 They would think I was mad。 This is the way 

it   would   work��Message�此  �'Danger�   �Take   care��'   Answer�此  �'What   Danger�拭�

Where��'      Message�此    �'Don't   know。   But�察  �for  God's    sake�察  �take  care��'   They 

would displace me。 What else could they do�拭─�

     His pain of mind was most pitiable to see。 It was the mental torture of 

a   conscientious   man�察  �oppressed   beyond   endurance   by   an   unintelligible 

responsibility involving life。 

     ;When it first stood under the Danger´light�察─�he went on�察�putting his 

dark hair back from his head�察�and drawing his hands outward across and 

across his temples in   an extremity of feverish distress�察 �why not tell   me 

where that accident was to happen��if it must happen�拭�Why not tell   me 

how   it   could   be   averted��if   it   could   have   been   averted�拭  �When   on   its 

second coming it hid its face�察�why not tell me�察�instead�察�'She is going to die。 

Let them keep her at home'�拭�If it came�察�on those two occasions�察�only to 

show me that its warnings were true�察�and so to prepare me for the third�察�

why not warn me plainly now�拭�And I�察�Lord help me� �A mere poor signal´ 

man   on this   solitary  station� �Why  not   go to   somebody  with   credit   to   be 

believed�察�and power to act�拭─�

     When I saw him in   this state�察�I saw that   for the poor man's sake�察 �as 

well as for the public safety�察�what I had to do for the time was to compose 

his   mind。    Therefore�察   �setting   aside   all  question    of  reality   or  unreality 

between us�察�I represented to him that whoever thoroughly discharged his 

duty must do well�察�and that at least it was his comfort that he understood 

his duty�察�though he did not understand these confounding Appearances。 In 

this effort I succeeded far better than in the attempt to reason him out of 

his conviction。 He became calm�察�the occupations incidental to his post as 

the night advanced began to make larger demands on his attention�此�and I 

left him at two in the morning。 I had offered to stay through the night�察�but 

he would not hear of it。 

     That I more than once looked back at the red light as I ascended the 

pathway�察�that I did not like the red light�察�and that I should have slept but 

poorly if my bed had been under it�察�I see no reason to conceal。 Nor did I 

like the two sequences of the accident and the dead girl。 I see no reason to 

conceal that either。 



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     But what ran most in my thoughts was the consideration how ought I 

to   act�察  �having   become   the   recipient   of   this   disclosure�拭  �I   had   proved   the 

man to be intelligent�察�vigilant�察�painstaking�察�and exact�察�but how long might 

he remain so�察�in his state of mind�拭�Though in a subordinate position�察�still 

he held a most important trust�察�and would I ��for instance�� like to stake my 

own life on the chances of his continuing to execute it with precision�拭�

     Unable      to   overcome      a   feeling    that   there   would      be   something 

treacherous in my communicating what he had told me to his superiors in 

the   Company�察      �without    first  being   plain   with   himself    and   proposing     a 

middle   course   to   him�察  �I   ultimately   resolved   to   offer   to   accompany   him 

��otherwise      keeping     his  secret   for   the   present��   to   the  wisest    medical 

practitioner   we   could   hear   of   in   those   parts�察  �and   to   take   his   opinion。 A 

change in his time of duty would come round next night�察�he had apprised 

me�察�and he would be off an hour or two after sunrise�察�and on again soon 

after sunset。 I had appointed to return accordingly。 

     Next evening was a lovely evening�察�and I walked out early to enjoy it。 

The sun was not yet quite down when I traversed the field´path near the 

top   of   the   deep   cutting。   I   would   extend   my   walk   for   an   hour�察  �I   said   to 

myself�察�half an hour on and half an hour back�察�and it would then be time to 

go to my signal´man's box。 

     Before   pursuing   my   stroll�察  �I   stepped   to   the   brink�察  �and   mechanically 

looked   down�察  �from   the   point   from   which   I   had   first   seen   him。   I   cannot 

describe the   thrill   that seized   upon   me�察 �when�察  �close   at   the   mouth   of   the 

tunnel�察�I saw the appearance of a man�察�with his left sleeve across his eyes�察�

passionately waving his right arm。 

     The nameless horror that oppressed me passed in a moment�察�for in a 

moment I saw that this appearance of a man was a man indeed�察�and that 

there was a little group of other men�察�standing at a short distance�察�to whom 

he seemed to be rehearsing the gesture he made。 The Danger´light was not 

yet lighted。 Against its shaft�察�a little low hut�察�entirely new to me�察�had been 

made of some wooden supports and tarpaulin。 It looked no bigger than a 

bed。 

     With an irresistible sense that something was wrong��with a flashing 

self´reproachful fear that fatal mischief had come of my leaving the man 



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there�察�and causing no one to be sent to overlook or correct what he did��I 

descended the notched path with all the speed I could make。 

     ;What is the matter�拭─�I asked the men。 

     ;Signal´man killed this morning�察�sir。; 

     ;Not the man belonging to that box�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�sir。; 

     ;Not the man I know�拭─�

     ;You   will   recognise   him�察  �sir�察  �if   you   knew   him�察─  �said   the   man   who 

spoke   for   the   others�察  �solemnly  uncovering   his   own   head�察  �and   raising   an 

end of the tarpaulin�察 �for his face is quite composed。; 

     ;O�察�how did this happen�察�how did this happen�拭─�I asked�察�turning from 

one to another as the hut closed in again。 

     ;He   was   cut   down   by   an   engine�察  �sir。   No   man   in   England   knew   his 

work better。 But somehow he was not clear of the outer rail。 It was just at 

broad day。 He had struck the light�察�and had the lamp in his hand。 As the 

engine came out of the tunnel�察�his back was towards her�察�and she cut him 

down。 That man drove her�察�and was showing how it happened。 Show the 

gentleman�察�Tom。; 

     The   man�察  �who   wore   a   rough   dark   dress�察  �stepped   back   to   his   former 

place at the mouth of the tunnel。 

     ;Coming round the curve in the tunnel�察�sir�察─�he said�察 �I saw him at the 

end�察�like as if I saw him down a perspective´glass。 There was no time to 

check speed�察�and I knew him to be very careful。 As he didn't seem to take 

heed of the whistle�察�I shut it off when we were running down upon him�察�

and called to him as loud as I could call。; 

     ;What did you say�拭─�

     ;I said�察�

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