My thoughts were thus occupied when, to my amazement, I suddenly heard the sound of voices--human voices
- Date of account
- Published 1911
- Source
- Byways of Ghost-Land
- Reference
- Byways of Ghost-Land · selected passage 5
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
My thoughts were thus occupied when, to my amazement, I suddenly heard the sound of voices--human voices
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyMy thoughts were thus occupied when, to my amazement, I suddenly heard the sound of voices--human voices. At first I listened with incredulity, thinking that it must be merely a trick of my imagination or some further ingenious, devilish device, on the part of the ghostly brains, to torture me. But the voices continued, and drew nearer and nearer, until I could at length distinguish what they were saying. The speakers were two men, François and Jacques, and they were discussing the task that brought them thither--the task of burying me. Burying me! So, then, I was not yet under the earth! The revulsion of my feelings on discovering that there was still a spark of hope is indescribable; the blood surged through my veins in waves of fire, my eyes danced, my heart thumped, and--I laughed! Laughed!
Historical context
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Modern context
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