ghost in the window in At Midnight and Other Stories
ay. "I thought nobody cared to go near the place of a night, since there's been this talk of the ghost in the window. I'll see Mr. Blackett about it in the morning--" "I will see him also," broke in Wingate, with a significant glance at his wife. "And I will keep the rope, if you please. It is my e…
- Record ID
- 2,244
- Year
- 1,897
- Source
- Project Gutenberg Australia
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 2244
- Source
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- Publication
- At Midnight and Other Stories; Ada Cambridge
- Published
- 1897
- Narrative type
- Ghost and Apparition Accounts
- Public-text label
- ghost in the window
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
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ay. "I thought nobody cared to go near the place of a night, since there's been this talk of the ghost in the window. I'll see Mr. Blackett about it in the morning--" "I will see him also," broke in Wingate, with a significant glance at his wife. "And I will keep the rope, if you please. It is my evidence, you see. I intend to sift this thing to the bottom, ghost and all." He was about to leave, when Mrs. Rowe, the keeper's mother, having risen from bed and dressed in haste, in order to find out what was doing at this hour of the night, entered the parlour, curtsied, looked from one to another with an expectant smile, and then.
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