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Father had on several occasions spoken very gloomily about the parents' sins being visited on their children,…

Date of account: Published 1917
Source: Haunted Places in England
Reference: Haunted Places in England · selected passage 75
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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father had on several occasions spoken very gloomily about the parents' sins being visited on their children, and I, too, had noticed that my father at times was very despondent; but I had attributed this despondency merely to moodiness, and at the time pooh-poohed my brother's suggestion that there existed a mystery--something sinister in connection with some member of our own family. But since then I have altered my opinion, for my brother, who inherited the property, has also been found dead--killed by the same diabolical agency that for some unknown reason brought about the deaths of my mother and father. The Caspar Beeches is now mine, Mr.

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