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that   a   personage�察  �dimly   described   as   ;a   hold   chap�察  �a   sort   of   one´eyed 

tramp�察  �answering   to       the   name   of   Joby�察  �unless   you   challenged   him   as 

Greenwood�察�and then he said�察�'Why not�拭�and even if so�察�mind your own 

business��';   had   encountered   the   hooded   woman�察  �a   matter   of   five   or   six 

times。 But�察�I was not materially assisted by these witnesses�此�inasmuch as 

the   first   was   in   California�察  �and   the   last   was�察  �as   Ikey   said   ��and   he   was 

confirmed by the landlord���察�Anywheres。 

     Now�察�although I regard with a hushed and solemn fear�察�the mysteries�察�

between which and this state of existence is interposed the barrier of the 

great trial and change that fall on all the things that live�察�and although I 

have not the audacity to pretend that I know anything of them�察�I can no 

more   reconcile   the   mere   banging   of   doors�察  �ringing   of   bells�察  �creaking   of 

boards�察    �and    such´like     insignificances�察     �with    the   majestic     beauty     and 

pervading analogy of all the Divine rules that I am permitted to understand�察�

than I had been able�察�a little while before�察�to yoke the spiritual intercourse 

of   my   fellow´  traveller  to   the   chariot   of   the  rising   sun。  Moreover�察  �I   had 

lived in two haunted housesboth abroad。 In one of these�察�an old Italian 

palace�察�which bore the reputation of being very badly haunted indeed�察�and 

which   had   recently   been   twice   abandoned   on   that   account�察  �I   lived   eight 

months�察�most tranquilly and pleasantly�此�notwithstanding that the house had 

a score of mysterious bedrooms�察�which were never used�察�and possessed�察�in 

one large room in which I sat reading�察�times out of number at all hours�察�

and   next   to   which   I   slept�察  �a   haunted   chamber   of   the   first   pretensions。   I 

gently hinted these considerations to the landlord。 And as to this particular 

house   having   a  bad   name�察  �I   reasoned   with   him�察�Why�察  �how   many   things 

had bad names undeservedly�察�and how easy it was to give bad names�察�and 

did he not think that if he and I were persistently to whisper in the village 

that any weird´looking old drunken tinker of the neighbourhood had sold 

himself   to   the   Devil�察  �he   would   come   in   time   to   be   suspected   of   that 

commercial venture� �All this wise talk was perfectly ineffective with the 

landlord�察�I am bound to confess�察�and was as dead a failure as ever I made 

in my life。 

     To   cut   this   part   of   the   story   short�察  �I   was   piqued   about   the   haunted 

house�察�and was already half resolved to take it。 So�察�after breakfast�察�I got 



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the   keys   from   Perkins's   brother´in´law   ��a   whip   and   harness   maker�察  �who 

keeps the Post Office�察�and is under submission to a most rigorous wife of 

the   Doubly   Seceding   Little   Emmanuel   persuasion���察  �and   went   up   to   the 

house�察�attended by my landlord and by Ikey。 

     Within�察    �I  found    it�察 �as  I  had   expected�察    �transcendently      dismal。    The 

slowly changing shadows waved on it from the heavy trees�察�were doleful 

in the last degree�察�the house  was ill´placed�察�ill´built�察�ill´planned�察�and ill´ 

fitted。 It was damp�察�it was not free from dry rot�察�there was a flavour of rats 

in   it�察  �and   it   was   the   gloomy   victim   of   that   indescribable   decay   which 

settles on all the  work of man's   hands whenever it's   not turned to   man's 

account。   The   kitchens   and   offices   were   too   large�察  �and   too   remote   from 

each   other。   Above   stairs   and   below�察  �waste   tracts   of   passage   intervened 

between patches of fertility represented by rooms�察�and there was a mouldy 

old well with a green growth upon it�察�hiding like a murderous trap�察�near 

the bottom of the back´stairs�察�under the double row of bells。 One of these 

bells was labelled�察�on a black ground in faded white letters�察�MASTER B。 

This�察�they told me�察�was the bell that rang the most。 

     ;Who was Master B。�拭─�I asked。 ;Is it known what he did while the owl 

hooted�拭─�

     ;Rang the bell�察─�said Ikey。 

     I was rather struck by the prompt dexterity with which this young man 

pitched     his   fur  cap    at  the  bell�察  �and   rang    it  himself。   It  was    a  loud�察�

unpleasant bell�察�and made a very disagreeable sound。 The other bells were 

inscribed according to the names of the rooms to which their wires were 

conducted�此  �as   ;Picture   Room�察─   �Double   Room�察─   �Clock   Room�察─  �and   the 

like。 Following Master B。's bell to its source I found that young gentleman 

to have had but indifferent third´class accommodation in a triangular cabin 

under   the   cock´loft�察  �with   a   corner   fireplace   which   Master   B。   must   have 

been   exceedingly   small   if   he   were   ever   able   to   warm   himself   at�察  �and   a 

corner   chimney´   piece   like   a   pyramidal   staircase   to   the   ceiling   for   Tom 

Thumb。 The papering of one side of the room had dropped down bodily�察�

with fragments of plaster adhering to it�察�and almost blocked up the door。 It 

appeared that Master B。�察�in his spiritual condition�察�always made a point of 

pulling the paper down。 Neither the landlord nor Ikey could suggest why 



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he made such a fool of himself。 

     Except that the house had an immensely large rambling loft at top�察�I 

made no other discoveries。 It was moderately well furnished�察�but sparely。 

Some of the furnituresay�察�a thirdwas as old as the house�察�the rest was of 

various   periods   within   the   last   half´century。   I   was   referred   to   a   corn´ 

chandler in the market´place of the county town to treat for the house。 I 

went that day�察�and I took it for six months。 

     It was just the middle of October when I moved in with my  maiden 

sister   ��I   venture   to   call   her   eight´and´thirty�察  �she   is   so   very   handsome�察�

sensible�察    �and   engaging��。      We    took   with    us�察 �a  deaf    stable´   man�察   �my 

bloodhound Turk�察�two women servants�察�and a young person called an Odd 

Girl。   I   have   reason   to   record   of   the   attendant   last   enumerated�察  �who   was 

one of the Saint Lawrence's Union Female Orphans�察�that she was a fatal 

mistake and a disastrous engagement。 

     The   year   was   dying   early�察  �the   leaves   were   falling   fast�察  �it   was   a   raw 

cold day when we took possession�察�and the gloom of the house was most 

depressing。 The cook ��an amiable woman�察�but of a weak turn of intellect�� 

burst   into   tears   on   beholding   the   kitchen�察  �and   requested   that   her   silver 

watch     might    be   delivered    over   to  her   sister  ��2  Tuppintock's      Gardens�察�

Liggs's Walk�察 �Clapham  Rise���察�in the  event   of anything   happening   to   her 

from the damp。 Streaker�察�the housemaid�察�feigned cheerfulness�察�but was the 

greater   martyr。 The   Odd   Girl�察 �who had   never been   in the   country�察  �alone 

was   pleased�察  �and   made   arrangements   for   sowing   an   acorn   in   the   garden 

outside the scullery window�察�and rearing an oak。 

     We     went�察   �before     dark�察  �through     all   the   naturalas     opposed     to 

supernaturalmiseries incidental to our state。 Dispiriting reports ascended 

��like the smoke�� from the basement in volumes�察�and descended from the 

upper rooms。 There was no rolling´pin�察�there was no salamander ��which 

failed to surprise me�察�for I don't know what it is���察�there was nothing in the 

house�察�what there was�察 �was broken�察�the last   people must have lived like 

pigs�察�what could the meaning of the landlord be�拭�Through these distresses�察�

the Odd Gi

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