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These were minor occurrences, and I am not relating them with any reference to the order in which they came

Date of account: Published 1920
Source: True Tales of the Weird: a record of personal experiences of the supernatural
Reference: True Tales of the Weird: a record of personal experiences of the supernatural · selected passage 32
Rights: public_domain
Language: English
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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These were minor occurrences, and I am not relating them with any reference to the order in which they came. As they seem to belong to the general run of phenomena that have been frequently noticed in accounts of "haunted houses"--so called--I will not dwell upon them; merely observing that the effort to produce them was entirely misplaced if its purpose was to frighten us, and in any case unworthy of any intelligent source. I more than once announced this opinion in a loud tone of voice when the rustlings and footfalls, and their often accompanying groans and sighs became too persistent, or wearisome in their lack of variety--and it was curious to see how effective this remonstrance always was.

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