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Hereby to describe their nature or to convey the impression they caused:--all that I can say of them is that…

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 50
Rights
public_domain
Language
English
Record updated
2026-08-24

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Record summary

hereby to describe their nature or to convey the impression they caused:--all that I can say of them is that they seemed to invite us to an inquiry into some secret which the house contained, and to beckon to the success of such an investigation

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Source passage

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hereby to describe their nature or to convey the impression they caused:--all that I can say of them is that they seemed to invite us to an inquiry into some secret which the house contained, and to beckon to the success of such an investigation. We often discussed this apparent suggestion, but never acted upon it:--chiefly because, as I think, we were not at all sure it was not of subjective, rather than objective, origin--the natural result of the mental ferment which such a protracted series of weird happenings might be expected to cause. Moreover, as everything that had so far occurred had been without any conscious encouragement on our part, we felt some fear (as I have intimated above) of what might befall us if we endeavored to place ourselves completely _en rapport_ with the agencies that seemed to be at work about us.

Historical context

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This is a historical account assembled under the reporting and publishing conventions of its period. It may preserve testimony, hearsay, retelling and editorial interpretation together.

Modern context

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A modern comparison can identify recurring descriptions and possible explanations, but the account is not treated as independently verified evidence merely because it appeared in print.

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