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daughter's     side   during   that   anxious    day。   Mrs。    Forrester    came    at  the 

critical hours�察�but      declared herself very sanguine from the first。 

     ;Night fell�察�the child was sleeping and Jane Bond arrived to relieve the 

other about ten o'clock。        Then the lady retired�察�directed that she should be 

called at seven o'clock�察�or at any moment sooner�察�if Jane wanted her。                      I 

sat with Jane I remember until two�察�and then turned in myself。                    Before I 

did so�察�Mary drank some milk and seemed to be holding her strength well。 

I was worn out�察�and despite my anxiety fell into deep sleep�察�and did not 

wake until my man called me half an hour earlier than usual。                     What he 

told me brought me quickly to my senses and out of bed。                  Nurse Forrester 

had   been   called   at   seven   o'clock�察  �but   had   not   responded。   Nor   could   the 

maid   open   the   door�察  �for   it   was   locked。 A  quarter   of   an   hour   later   the 

housekeeper and Jane Bond had loudly summoned her without receiving 

any reply。     Then they called me。 

     ;I could only direct that the door should be forced open as speedily as 

possible�察�and we were engaged in this task when Mannering�察�my medical 

man�察�who shot with us to´day�察�arrived to see Mary。                 I told him what had 

happened。       He went in to look at my girl�察�and felt satisfied that she was 

holding her own well ´ indeed�察�he thought her stronger�察�and just as he told 

me     so  the   door   into   the   Grey    Room     yielded。    Mannering        and   my 

housekeeper�察�Mrs。 Forbes�察�entered the room�察�while Masters�察�Fred Caunter�察�

my footman�察�who had broken down the lock�察�and I remained outside。 

     ;The doctor   presently called   me�察 �and I   went in。 Nurse   Forrester   was 

apparently   lying   awake   in   bed�察  �but   she   was   not   awake。    She   slept   the 



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sleep of death。 Her eyes were open�察�but glazed�察�and she was already cold。 

Maunering declared that she had been dead for a good many hours。                       Yet�察�

save for a slight but hardly unnatural pallor�察�not a trace of death marked 

the poor   little   creature。   An   expression   of   wonder   seemed   to   sit   on   her 

features�察�but otherwise she was looking much as I had last seen her�察�when 

she said 'Good´night。' Everything appeared to be orderly in the room。                     It 

was   now   flooded   with   the   first   light   of   a   sunny   morning�察  �for   she   had 

drawn her blind up and thrown her window wide open。                       The poor lady 

passed out of life without a sound or signal to indicate trouble�察�for in the 

silence of night Jane Bond must have heard any alarm had she raised one。 

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 

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