supernatural in At Midnight and Other Stories
said, holding her tightly with one hand and the butt of his revolver with the other. But they heard nothing, except their hearts beating. So they started on their voyage to the west wing. Their supper had done them so much good that they dared to blow the candle out and find their way by the light…
- Record ID
- 2,250
- Year
- 1,897
- Source
- Project Gutenberg Australia
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 2250
- Source
- Project Gutenberg Australia
- Publication
- At Midnight and Other Stories; Ada Cambridge
- Published
- 1897
- Narrative type
- Ghost and Apparition Accounts
- Public-text label
- supernatural
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
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said, holding her tightly with one hand and the butt of his revolver with the other. But they heard nothing, except their hearts beating. So they started on their voyage to the west wing. Their supper had done them so much good that they dared to blow the candle out and find their way by the light of the moon; for, as Billy said, if they were to catch that ghost, it was necessary to stalk him carefully. "But don't think of such rot," he hastened to add. "If you hear anything, mind, it will be the dripping of the rain, or the mice and rats, or the wind in chimneys and keyholes, or the windows shaking, or the old boards creaking and.
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