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ghosts in The Crime of the Under Seas

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1905
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ghosts in The Crime of the Under Seas

ghbour, the man who, for the sake of my company, has done his level best to persuade me to give the place a further trial, has promised to come over and give us a hand, and if we three can't settle the mystery between us, well, I think we ought to be ashamed of ourselves, that's all." 11 We'll cert…

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2,221
Year
1,905
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Internet Archive
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Record ID
2221
Source
Internet Archive
Publication
The Crime of the Under Seas; Guy Boothby
Published
1905
Narrative type
Ghost and Apparition Accounts
Public-text label
ghosts
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Australia (Australia): B
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ghbour, the man who, for the sake of my company, has done his level best to persuade me to give the place a further trial, has promised to come over and give us a hand, and if we three can't settle the mystery between us, well, I think we ought to be ashamed of ourselves, that's all." 11 We'll certainly have a good try," I an swered. " I'm not a believer in ghosts myself, and it will go hard with us if we can't manage to discover of what sort of material our trouble- THE PHANTOM STOCKMAN 165 some friend is composed. One further ques tion. Does he put in an appearance at regular intervals, or is he indiscriminate in his favours ? ".

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