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Med, 'Oh, it must be the master's old aunt Betty,'--an old lady who had lived for many years in the upper part…

Date of account: Early twentieth century
Source: True Ghost Stories
Reference: True Ghost Stories · selected passage 62
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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med, 'Oh, it must be the master's old aunt Betty,'--an old lady who had lived for many years in the upper part of the house, occupying two rooms, and had died over fifty years ago, at a great age

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med, 'Oh, it must be the master's old aunt Betty,'--an old lady who had lived for many years in the upper part of the house, occupying two rooms, and had died over fifty years ago, at a great age. I afterwards learned that the _room_ in which I felt the hand had been considered 'haunted,' and many curious noises and peculiar incidents had occurred there, such as the bed-clothes being torn off. One lady got a slap in the face from some invisible hand, and, when she lighted her candle, she saw something opaque fall, or jump off the bed. A general officer, a brother of the lady, slept there two nights, but preferred going to an hotel rather than remaining a third! He never would say what he heard or saw, but always asserted the room was 'uncanny.' I slept for months in that room afterwards and was never in the least disturbed. I never knew what nervousness was in my life, and only regret that my astonishment caused me to let go the hand before finding out the purpose of the visit.

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