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very modest capacity and on a very modest plane might they have done so。 

Of the   entire company  only one   ´ the   youngest              ´ could   claim even the 

celebrity that attached to his little volume of war verses。 

     And now upon the lives of these every´day folk was destined to break 

an    event    unique     and   extraordinary。       Existence�察      �that  had    meandered 

without personal incident save of a description common to them all�察�was�察�

within twelve hours�察�to confront men and women alike with reality。                       They 

were destined to endure at close quarters an occurrence so astounding and 

unparalleled      that�察  �for  once    in  their   lives�察 �they   would     find   themselves 

interesting to the   wider   world   beyond   their   own   limited   circuit�察 �and�察 �for 

their friends and acquaintance�察�the centre of a nine days' wonder。 

     Most   of   them�察  �indeed�察  �merely   touched   the   hem   of   the   mystery   and 

were   not   involved   therein�察  �but   even   for   them   a   reflected   glory   shone。 

They were at least objects of attraction elsewhere�察�and for many months 

furnished   conversation   of   a   more   interesting   and   exciting   character   than 

any could ever claim to have provided before。 



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     The attitude to such an event�察�and the opinions concerning it�察�of such 

people might have been pretty accurately predicted�察�nor would it be fair to 

laugh at their terror and bewilderment�察�their confusion of tongues and the 

fatuous theories they adventured by way of explanation。                 For wiser than 

they ´ men experienced in the problems of humanity and trained to solve 

its enigmas ´ were presently in no better case。 

     A very trivial and innocent remark was prelude to the disaster�察�and had 

the speaker guessed what his jest must presently mean in terms of human 

misery�察  �grief�察  �and   horror�察  �it   is   certain   enough   that   he   would   not   have 

spoken。 

     The women were gone to bed and the men sat around the fire smoking 

and admiring Sir Walter's ancient blend of whisky。               He himself had just 

flung away the stump of his cigar and was admonishing his son´in´law。 

     ;Church to ´ morrow�察�Tom。 None of your larks。               When first you came 

to see   me�察  �remember�察  �you   went to church   twice   on   Sunday  like   a   lamb。 

I'll have no backsliding。; 

     ;Mary will see to that�察�governor。; 

     ;And you�察�Henry。; 

     Sir   Walter�察  �disappointed     of  his   hopes   respecting    his  nephew     and 

daughter�察�had none the less treated the young man with tact and tenderness。 

He felt for Henry�察�he was also fond of him and doubted not that the youth 

would prove a worthy successor。           Thomas May was one with whom none 

could    quarrel�察  �and   he   and   his  wife's   old  flame    were   now�察   �after  the 

acquaintance of a week�察�on friendly terms。 

     ;I shan't fail�察�uncle。; 

     ;Will anybody have another whisky�拭─�asked Sir Walter�察�rising。 

     It was the signal for departure and invariably followed the stroke of a 

deep´mouthed�察�grandfather clock in the hail。             When eleven sounded�察�the 

master rose�察�but to´night he was delayed。           Tom May spoke。 

     ;Fayre´Micheil   has   never   heard   the   ghost   story�察  �governor�察─  �he   said�察�

;and Mr。 Travers badly wants another drink。               If he doesn't have one�察�he 

won't sleep all night。      He's done ten men's work to´day。; 

     Mr。 Fayre´Michell spoke。 

     ;I   didn't  know     you   had   a  ghost�察  �Sir   Walter。    I'm   tremendously 



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interested in psychical research and so on。             If it's not bothering you and 

keeping you up ´ 。; 

     ;A  ghost   at   Chadlands�察  �Walter�拭─  �asked   Ernest   Travers。      ;You   never 

told me。; 

     ;Ghosts     are   all  humbug�察─     �declared    another    speaker    ´  a  youthful 

;colonel; of the war。 

     ;I deprecate that attitude�察�Vane。        It may certainly be that our ghost is a 

humbug�察�or�察�rather�察�that we have no such thing as a ghost at all。               And that 

is my own impression。           But an idle generality is always futile ´ indeed�察�

any generality usually is。 You have�察�at least�察�no right to say�察�'Ghosts are all 

humbug。' Because you cannot prove they are。                The weight of evidence is 

very much on the other side。; 

     ;Sorry�察─�said Colonel Vane�察�a man without pride。               ;I didn't know you 

believed in 'em�察�Sir Walter。; 

     ;Most emphatically I believe in them。; 

     ;So do I�察─�declared Ernest Travers。           ;Nay�察�so does my wife ´ for the 

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 

anthropo

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