ghost in At Midnight and Other Stories
ne was required," said Billy. "But how do you know it is the same?" "Because there wasn't another new clothes line in the place." "I suppose rope is used for other purposes. Probably this was brought to The Chase from quite another direction." "And to The Chase, of all places!" She desired ardently…
- Record ID
- 2,245
- Year
- 1,897
- Source
- Project Gutenberg Australia
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 2245
- Source
- Project Gutenberg Australia
- Publication
- At Midnight and Other Stories; Ada Cambridge
- Published
- 1897
- Narrative type
- Ghost and Apparition Accounts
- Public-text label
- ghost
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
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ne was required," said Billy. "But how do you know it is the same?" "Because there wasn't another new clothes line in the place." "I suppose rope is used for other purposes. Probably this was brought to The Chase from quite another direction." "And to The Chase, of all places!" She desired ardently to enter upon a long discussion, covering the matter of the ghost, but sudden reticence had fallen upon the visitor. He affected surprise to find it near upon midnight, and concern that his wife was so late up after a journey, and took a hasty leave, carrying his rope with him. As soon as they were both upon the high-road, out of.
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