Nine Ghosts

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R. H. Malden. Nine Ghosts

Nine Ghosts

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PREFACE

A COLLECTOR'S COMPANY

THE DINING-ROOM FIREPLACE

STIVINGHOE BANK

THE SUNDIAL

BETWEEN SUNSET AND MOONRISE

THE BLANK LEAVES

THE THIRTEENTH TREE

THE COXSWAIN OF THE LIFEBOAT

THE PRIEST'S BRASS

THE END

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R. H. Malden

Published by Good Press, 2021

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'Mr. Melrose's discourse seemed to me to be a very different story. I could not help thinking that he knew more than he ought about a great deal which was very undesirable. And he spoke with an air of inside knowledge which I found disquieting. His tone was that of a lecturer on a subject which he had really made his own, and he gave the impression of having verified at least some of his knowledge by experiment. I felt that there was something malign about him, as well as creepy.

'Finally, I came to the conclusion that he was like an evil caricature of Dr. Hans Emmanuel Bryerley, the Swedenborgian teacher in Uncle Silas. (By Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.) Altogether I was extremely glad when he suggested a move bedwards, and was at pains to lock the door of my room. Perhaps that would not avail much if it came to the point. But the illusion of security which it produced was comforting.

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