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ghost in My Brilliant Career

YEAR
1901
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New South Wales
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ghost in My Brilliant Career

abit of courting her every Sunday and two or three nights during the week, and I often heard the clang of his stirrup-irons and the clink of hobble-chain when he returned late; but on one occasion I stayed out later than usual, and he passed me going home. I stood still and he did not see me, but h…

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2,910
Year
1,901
Source
Project Gutenberg
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Record ID
2910
Source
Project Gutenberg
Publication
My Brilliant Career; Miles Franklin
Published
1901 public-domain Australian fiction; Project Gutenberg transcription
Narrative type
Retellings and Adaptations
Public-text label
ghost
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
New South Wales (NSW): B
State or territory
NSW
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abit of courting her every Sunday and two or three nights during the week, and I often heard the clang of his stirrup-irons and the clink of hobble-chain when he returned late; but on one occasion I stayed out later than usual, and he passed me going home. I stood still and he did not see me, but his horse shied violently. I thought he would imagine I was a ghost, so called out: “It is I.” “Well, I’ll be hanged! What are ye doin’ at this time ev night. Ain’t yuz afraid of ghosts?” “Oh dear no. I had a bad headache and couldn’t sleep, so came out to try if a walk would cure it,” I explained. We were a quarter of a mile or so from.

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