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	Prefix DREAMS AND GHOSTS I THE DOG FANTI MARK TWAIN'S STORY THE PIG IN THE DINING-ROOM THE MIGNONETTE THE LOST CHEQUE THE DUCKS' EGGS THE LOST KEY THE LOST SECURITIES THE ARREARS OF TEIND THE TWO CURMAS THE ASSYRIAN PRIEST HAS PRESENTED IT. THE KNOT IN THE SHUTTER DREAMS AND GHOSTS 2 QUEEN MARY'S JEWELS DE LA PART THE DEATHBED DREAM OF MR. PERCEVAL'S MURDER THE RATTLESNAKE THE RED LAMP THE SCAR IN THE MOUSTACHE THE CORAL SPRIGS THE SATIN SLIPPERS THE DEAD SHOPMAN NOTE DREAMS AND GHOSTS III UNDER THE LAMP THE COW WITH THE BELL THE DEATHBED OF LOUIS XIV. DREAMS AND GHOSTS IV THE OLD FAMILY COACH RIDING HOME FROM MESS THE BRIGHT SCAR F. G. THE VISION AND THE PORTRAIT THE RESTRAINING HAND THE BENEDICTINE'S VOICES THE MAN AT THE LIFT DREAMS AND GHOSTS V THE WRAITH OF THE CZARINA AN "ASTRAL BODY" IN TAVISTOCK PLACE {93} LORD BROUGHAM'S STORY THE DYING MOTHER {101} THE VISION OF THE BRIDE DREAMS AND GHOSTS VI APPEARANCES OF THE DEAD THE DAEMON OF SPRAITON IN DEVON {111} ANNO 1682 SIR GEORGE VILLIERS' GHOST. CAVALIER VERSION {121} WYNDHAM'S LETTER "EDMUND WINDHAM. LORD LYTTELTON'S GHOST DREAMS AND GHOSTS VII THE SLAYING OF SERGEANT DAVIES "DEAR LANG, CONCERNING THE MURDER OF SERGEANT DAVIES {141} THE GARDENER'S GHOST THE DOG O' MAUSE PETER'S GHOST DREAMS AND GHOSTS VIII TICONDEROGA TICONDEROGA." THE BERESFORD GHOST HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK 1.20. "PUT OUT THE LIGHT!" DREAMS AND GHOSTS IX THE CREAKING STAIR THE GROCER'S COUGH {191} MY GILLIE'S FATHER'S STORY THE DREAM THAT KNOCKED AT THE DOOR THE GIRL IN PINK THE DOG IN THE HAUNTED ROOM THE LADY IN BLACK THE DANCING DEVIL DREAMS AND GHOSTS X THE WESLEY GHOST LORD ST. VINCENT'S GHOST STORY DREAMS AND GHOSTS XI MORE HAUNTED HOUSES HAUNTED MRS. CHANG THE GREAT AMHERST MYSTERY THE HYMN OF DONALD BAN THE DEVIL OF HJALTA-STAD {246} THE GHOST AT GARPSDAL GISLI OLAFSSON DREAMS AND GHOSTS XII THE STORY OF GLAM 'THE FOUL FORDS' OR THE LONGFORMACUS FARRIER DREAMS AND GHOSTS XIII THE MARVELS AT FRODA {273} DREAMS AND GHOSTS XIV HANDS ALL ROUND THE COLD HAND THE BLACK DOG AND THE THUMBLESS HAND


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DREAMS AND GHOSTS V

Author: Andrew Lang

"Spirits of the Living." Mistakes of Identity. Followed by Arrivalof Real Person. "Arrivals." Mark Twain's Phantom Lady. PhantomDogcart. Influence of Expectant Attention. Goethe. Shelley. TheWraith of the Czarina. Queen Elizabeth's Wraith. Second Sight. Caseat Ballachulish. Experiments in sending Wraiths. An "Astral Body".Evidence discussed. Miss Russell's Case. "Spirits of the Dying."Maori Examples. Theory of Chance Coincidence. In Tavistock Place.The Wynyard Wraith. Lord Brougham's Wraith Story. Lord Brougham'sLogic. The Dying Mother. Comparison with the Astral Body. TheVision of the Bride. Animals as affected by the supposed Presence ofApparitions. Examples. Transition to Appearances of the Dead."Spirits of the living" is the Highland term for the appearances ofpeople who are alive and well--but elsewhere. The common Highlandbelief is that they show themselves to second-sighted persons, veryfrequently before the arrival of a stranger or a visitor, expected orunexpected. Probably many readers have had the experience of meetingan acquaintance in the street. He passes us, and within a hundredyards we again meet and talk with our friend. When he is of verymarked appearance, or has any strong peculiarity, the experience israther perplexing. Perhaps a few bits of hallucination are sprinkledover a real object. This ordinary event leads on to what are called"Arrivals," that is when a person is seen, heard and perhaps spoken toin a place to which he is travelling, but whither he has not yetarrived. Mark Twain gives an instance in his own experience. At alarge crowded reception he saw approaching him in the throng a ladywhom he had known and liked many years before. When she was near him,he lost sight of her, but met her at supper, dressed as he had seenher in the "levee". At that moment she was travelling by railway tothe town in which he was. {85a}A large number of these cases have been printed. {85b} In one case agentleman and lady from their window saw his brother and sister-in-lawdrive past, with a horse which they knew had not been out for someweeks. The seers were presently joined by the visitors' daughter, whohad met the party on the road, she having just left them at theirhouse. Ten minutes later the real pair arrived, horse and all. {85c}This last affair is one of several tales of "Phantom Coaches," notonly heard but seen, the coach being a coach of the living. In 1893the author was staying at a Highland castle, when one of the ladiesobserved to her nephew, "So you and Susan _did_ drive in the dogcart;I saw you pass my window". "No, we didn't; but we spoke of doing it."The lady then mentioned minute details of the dress and attitudes ofher relations as they passed her window, where the drive turned fromthe hall door through the park; but, in fact, no such journey had beenmade. Dr. Hack Tuke published the story of the "Arrival" of Dr. Boaseat his house a quarter of an hour before he came, the people who sawhim supposing him to be in Paris. {86}When a person is seen in "Arrival" cases before he arrives, the affairis not so odd if he is expected. Undoubtedly, expectation doessometimes conjure up phantasms, and the author once saw (as hesupposed) a serious accident occur which in fact did not take place,though it seemed unavoidable.Curiously enough, this creation of phantasms by expectant attentionseems to be rare where "ghosts" are expected. The author has slept inseveral haunted houses, but has never seen what he was led to expect.In many instances, as in "The Lady in Black" (infra), a ghost who is afrequent visitor is never seen when people watch for her. Among themany persons who have had delusions as to the presence of the dead,very few have been hoping, praying for and expecting them."I look for ghosts, but none will force Their way to me: 'Tis falsely saidThat there was ever intercourse Between the living and the dead,For surely then I should have sightOf him I wait for day and nightWith love and longings infinite."The Affliction of Margaret has been the affliction of most of us.There are curious historical examples of these appearances of theliving. Goethe declares that he once met himself at a certain placein a certain dress, and several years later found himself there inthat costume. Shelley was seen by his friends at Lerici to pass alonga balcony whence there was no exit. However, he could not be foundthere. The story of the wraith of Catherine the Great is variouslynarrated. We give it as told by an eye-witness, the Comte deRibaupierre, about 1862 to Lady Napier and Ettrick. The Count, in1862, was a very old man, and more than thirty years have passed sincehe gave the tale to Lady Napier, whose memory retains it in thefollowing form:--

Phantom
Influence
Queen
Dying
Astral
Affliction

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