Ghost Stories of an Antiquary M. R. JAMESGhost Stor Table of Contents ies of an Antiquary 1, Bae: Ghost Stories ofa Aniqeny 1 Canon Aber Serapsbooke 2. Loveline ‘The Meet Tieashuee ‘Nawber 13 Cont Maes ‘Ob, While, and ll Come t You, My Lad ‘Tae Leese of Abbot Those 1 2 3 Part 2: Mere Ghost Stories ‘A Sehol Stor: ‘The Bose Garden ‘The Tracts Middow Casting the Runes ‘The Sins of archstes Cathet Manis Chose ‘Melle an Hi hertance gue sopaupeeGuostT STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY MR. James Copsight A 2018 epubBooks AD Rit: Reseed, ‘This publiesonis potted by copii. By payment the eed fs, yoave been granted the non-exchse, non-transferable rit to acess and read the text ofthis cook on- seen or via pssonal text-to-speech conpulr teas. No put of is ext may berarodaced, wansited dovaloaded,decompled reverse caged, sored cr rodused so any ‘ermason storage an ctsval stem, form or by smears, hear cons o mecha, os kaw ce baer ated, whet the yess vriten parson cf cpebBooks DEDICATION ‘ace stoves ave dedicated al those wih at various mas ne toad than.Part 1: GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY anyone is ious about my loca sens, et tbe recorded tht St Bertrand de Conminges and Vibor are real places: thatin‘Oh, Whistle, ond Comet You Thad Flastowe sind As forthe fasmens of oensble enudton which we scarred about an pages, ar antag in them sot pare inveuon there sever Was, ganas, ay such bok as hat which ‘quote in"The Teese of Abbot Thoma ‘Canon bec’ SecapseDook’ was wien in 1894 ead pied soon af nthe National Review, Loa Hert’ appened ia te Pall Mal Magazine, ofthe eat fiestas, ost of whch were ead o Bends at Clstnass ne Kis Clege, Cece ely roca! tT wrote Naber 13 1899, while The ‘Trent of Abbot Thoma! was composed inthe smmer of 1904 M.R JAMESCANON ALBERIC'S SCRAP-BOOK ‘St Bernand de Commins decayed tm on th spas ofthe Pyrenees, st very far oes Toulouse, ad ilar Baal resSe"ak"Luchon It was the ste of a bop wl the Revoliion ands acathedl which i wnted bya ceriat amber of ort Inthe sprog of 1583 an Eas aed nts odo place" can bey gy wh the name fey, or there are not thousand inhabitants. He was a Camtridge man, wh had come speci fom Tealuse to ee St Bertand’s Chrch, and tale vo fends, who were fess keen aachaccogis tha hinse, in hbo at Tolose, ner promise to jin him on th fofowing morning. Half as hour a the church woul say chem, anal ee coud then puso ter juey inthe decton of Auch. Bur car Eastman had come eay ca the da in question and proposed to himself fla actet ook and to use several dozens of plas ineprocess of desing nd photoerapting every comer ofthe wot church tas donee: te Heh cf Comins. ln ord ocr os desian saeco, Ras nacesarf2 smonopolue te Vergara the csc forte dey. Th verge ox satan (peter the ater appelation, aaccuas abi may be) was accor sat for by the somewhat bug lady wo ‘eps thera of the Chapeau Rouge av when he came, the Engin found i en unexpected ateresng object fsa. H was aot nthe personal appearence ofthe tl, ‘zene ld mn hat the nee ay, for he was peste Be dover of oer charade a France but in ais Fite rater ete mopped sick hha le ‘ess pert half gli bend ins de cles of his back nd houders ermed ob lance in conn ervous contacto ac fhe wre expecting evry tcment f d ims in the chch ofan enemy. The Engen tay new wheter opin down as aman baud bya fied deson, ora on oppressed by a ply conscience, or a ubeaably hapecked hahand The probablies, when reckoned np, coral pied the ste bu, te inpresion conveyed was tat ofa mere formidable persecute even than eterna wi However, the Eoghan et sell hin Denison) as soon to deep in is ote"boak ed to buy with Hs catera to give more han an acsiocl ence to the scsitn. Whenever he id ok aban, he fou bin at 0 rot dsnce, ier hadi bins back sais the wal or coaching a ope f he goegeous sls. Dewon became aber Bey ae ate ‘Mingle spon ht he wa keepin the oldman Bor ie <4 yexner date wae reseed ily to make away wi StBecrands ory crs, or wh the ty stale roca ‘bat bargs over the font, bezan o tenet him. "Wert you go home? be said atlas im quite wel able to ish ots alow ou on ock min you ke | shall wat aleat nee hows more here and it wmstbe cold for you is e ‘Good heavens” sald the fe man, whom the siggedon seemed otrow ito ase of accountable tere, “sch a hg connote thought ofr a meme. Leave nse one the anc? No, no to har, hes hous a wil be the sme fo me, Tavs breakin Tm not at allo why ht ni "Very wel aye man ques Deostoun hinselt yon have bees wae nd you must tke the coasequences! ‘Bef he expza of the to hous, the sts, the enorsous Sapiated orga, te cholSrcen of Bishop Joa de MauAoa, he veuzats of ass and tapes, and the objects ‘he wean hub ha Leos uel ead tly examined th sastsan st keapiag at Distou hee, and evry ao an then whippag round we bad bec sta, hen one ce cer of te stange neste woul a ageenpy bldg fon is a. Crus cies they were, someoes ‘Once Demistoun sai tome, ‘cou ave sworn I beard tin metalic voice Iupinghigh p inthe tower. I dared annie pace at my sacstan He was white to hes. “is het is tis no one, the dors oc” as al he sai and we locked at each te for fal ise” ‘Another ie indent purded Demistrun a good deal He was xaninng a lrg dark pict that hangs bead tear, ca of Svcs sea the miracles of StBervand The ‘composition athe picare slit 'ih ndacharbl, bl ees a Las legend bao, chs Uns: Quatiter§ BertranusHberait hominem quem diabolus iu voleat strona. (How St Besa delnered aman who te Dev long cup to sage) DDemisoun vas unig to the scan wise and a joc renunk of some srt on bsp, bute was confounded to ee theo man on is ee, gazing atthe pcre wt the eye ‘of spina n apo. bis bans thy clasped. and arin of ears niches, Denson naira preted ohne noice atin. bt the qin won ot 50 en on i Why shuld a daub of this affect anyone so songs He seemed to hnsek toe geting some sort of he tothe reason ofthe suenge lok tat ad been prc im alte day. ‘hema east be a onomanas bt bal as is mosomaa? Teas neatly fe olock: the shot day was cag in athe chrc began to i wh shadows, wie the cigs acne mld Focel an tt alking voices tha ad bees perceptible al dae"reemed no doubt becae ofthe ain ich nd the conatcaralycuckened sense of beatin to bocce more egies sndnctent. ‘The scrsten began orth fest ine o show sensory andimpaence. He heaved sigh of ee when camera and ate book were fly packed wp and stove away, and Imssielbeckoaed Deaton oe westem door ofthe chsh uder te tower. Waste tag the Anges. A ep at th etn ope, ad the ret bel Berwande gh nthe tower, began to speak, and swag ber oie wp emong the pcs aad da othe Valls, Jud ith moudanie"sueans, calla the dives ca hose bl hs to vmeabar and epeat the Sahuaon of the sgelto ler hom he alla Blessed among women. Wh th pefound pit Sereda forthe rt ne tha day wp the Hie ow, an Dest andthe seven went ut the uch (On the doorstep they flint cameron. "Moasiou seed to terest sete cd hori ooks inthe saci ‘ndubtey. Iwas gong to ask you there were a ean the town. "No, moan; peaps there wet be one beloning to the Chapter, butts now ack smal placei€™ Hee came a eranae pce of rsoition ae seemed the, with aot of hrze, he wet on Bat ifmonsearis amour ds view var, have at home something tht might interest in. I's ota hacked yards ‘At one all Dennou’ chee dreams Siningpicessmamscrps in wavodea coms of France fashed wp, to die dow agai the next moment. twas probably a sopidmissal of Plats’ pistng about 1580. What was the kethood th a place so acu Tououse would wot lave beeargsackeloag ago by cobecoss? However, Would be foksh act to 2; be ‘woul sepoush ims or eer eer fhe fused. Soe sat of-Ox the way the cous escluica abd sudan detmizaton of the sacs ooured to Dest, and he Wondered ia Stunctced Way whether be was bin decojed it Some pic to be made avy wh asa suppose ich Fags. He conned therefore to beg tag wih smd, endo ‘gins chy eS nt sxc Sato ncn eat eng. To Sis mrp, he tern ee iets sinh ef ofthe anaety thet oppressed hin. "Thats well he si ute brights very well Mons wil ave in company with is ens: they wil be ays ear im. tis a god hing o travel sin comparyi€ sometines: ‘Te st word appeared abe added a a thous ato being ith a elapse eo loom er the poo te men ‘They were soon the house, whic was one rather leer than is nigbours, stone", with shield carved ver the doo, he shi of Alberc de Mil Con collateral escent, Demisoun ets me, of Bao Jotn de ManlA Gon. This Aer was a Canon cf Conminges ro 1680 to 1701. The ypc windows ef the mason were boardeep andthe whole lace bore as does the est of Comings, the aspect of deca ae Acsved cas doorstip, the susistn paced a meme Parhape he a pets, er ll moni not the tine?” "Not at alos of ined "noshng odo ti tomorrow. Let us ste what itis youve got! ‘Tee door vas opened at this poi, anda face looked ot, aface er younger han the soci’, bat beng somthing ofthe sme sessing lok: ony here seemed tobe te mak, not So much of fear or persoal aft as of cue ensity ca behalf of another. Pil the ovr of he face Waste Sacstn's doughs. an bul or he expeesion Ihave sured, she was ‘thendsome pe eacugh She Digan up coasderaly on Sei he fas a:compnnd bys abei€"hoded stinger A fou ranks passed betveon fae end daughter of wich ‘Damisoun oly casi thse words. say the sacs He Was lug iateclnch words Wich were answered ol by oka omer Sows he se ‘Burin anther mite they were inthe sting room ofthe house, ssa high cbaber witha stone Bor, fill of mong shadows cast bya wood" tht ickered on reat hearth Something of he character of en carry was imparted 1 by atl ee, ch reached alnos tthe cling on one sie: he are was pited fhe natal alos he ess Was ‘lack. Under this tod a chest of some age ad sly. and when alaap had been bough and chasse esac Went tis ches, and produced eroms wih owing actemeat and aervousass s Deanstom thug, alae book, wrapped a lit ot. oa wlich doth across waste cmbwoidned ned read. Eveabfoe the api ha ‘boa removed, Duistom beg fo be nterested by the sae nd shape ofthe vome "Too kege for asa” he hawpt.'and wo the shape ofa nphoner, pests) be someting 00d, afer al The eat cmon the book as epen, and Donasou fet rhe kad at est up someting bert good. Before ay a as a0, bund, pers Ine he scveteth century, withthe sas of Canon bers de Matha stared in polo he side. Thee may have been 3 banded ad Sy lever of paper athe book, acon snot every ne of them was fastened ff fom an hated mamscrpt Sock a colecton Deastou had hry dreamed fin his widest moments. Here were ten aves fm a opy of Genesis, Aesrted wth pcnees, which cold not beater han AD. 700. Fete on was a.complete set of pcre rom aPshes, of Enlsh exect, cf the ery fines kind the the tineeat centr could produce and, perhaps best fal see were ent leaves of il wg in Lat, wich, a afew words Sea here and thre to im at nce, mst belong some vey ‘uy ulna pais wealse. Could possbly be aagueat ofthe copy of Papas ‘Oa he Words of Ou Lou, wich was knw to hae existed as ae as the lth cary ab ‘Nines uy case, isn was made up that book sast tun to Canduide within, evenifhe lad to da the whol fis balance ou the Dek and tay a St Berwand tthe ‘money come He glanced up at he sass o Se as face yielded any hi th he book as fr sa. The Sern as ple, ani ps were Were ‘rman wilt on othe end he nd ‘So morse toed on, ein nes teases at every sie ofa ea ad at thee ofthe bok became pon io deste of panes, of mich ore recent at thn ating he ha sen ‘wich puried fim consdeaby. They must be coatsuperay, be decide, withthe unpeeled Canon Abe, wo had doves shundered he Chapter ary ce Beand to form this ticles scrpa€ooke Ou th fist of he paper sects wat a plan, crcfuly dura and instal cecopuzabe bya person who kiew the ground, ofthe souh ae ead csers of St ‘Berta. Thee were curon signs Woking ce planetary syubol, and afew Hetnew word nthe comers andi he northwest angle ofthe cloister was across awn in gold pit Blow he pen were some bes of voling Lai, wich en ds Response 12imi) Dec. 1694. Interrogatum ext: Inveriamns? Responsum est: Invenis, Fiamne dives? Fes, Visamne nvdends? Vives, Morir i lcto mao? la (Answers othe 120 of Deceaber, 1694, Iwas asked: Shal id Anse: Thou sak Sha become ch? Thou wi. Sha Ie a ject ey? Thu wit Shale ine bed? Thon sit) ‘A goed specnan ofthe woasmci€ "he's recor gute rons ono of Me Minsi€-Canoa Quan a OL St Poul’ vas Danson! comment and he zed teat, ‘What he thn sow impressed hin eas often tlie, ore thane could have conccved ay anos or pre capable of impressing i. And hough the cen es 0 lenge exsteace thee sa potosep oft ich I posses) which iy bears out th tate. The pcre meson was sepa dreving a the end ef the Seventeenth eat, Fepresating. ov woukd say at fit et 2 Biblical scene, fer the rchtecta (pict represented an nto) andthe ees had tat semi” csicl favor about them wich the aris cf vo handed years ago thought propio dsatons ofthe Bile. On the ight was aking on stone, he hone eevated on ree stops, a canopy ovetbead sees on cer sea" eideaty King Sclonca He was beads forrard wih ousuetched seep, atin cf command: hs face expressed herr and sgt, yet ee Was alo th mark of ‘eparous command and coafdos power, The tae th picture Was the sangest however. The loos pla eared tee (On the parent hfe th zone were grouped eur sls, neroundngw couching Sze which aust be dexbed ns moment A Sits alder ly dead on he pavement, i ce stored ands eyeitbal staring fom his head. The four suroundng purl were lookin the King. nt faces, the Setiment of hortor was intense they seemed infact. aby testa om ge bythe pict to tc master A ister wae pany excel by th Big tht roche in hemi ently despair of conveying by any words te impression whic hs Sewe makes wpoa arene who loks tit Lreclect ce showieg he photograph cf th Gawingo alecne oa smowplog€"a person of. was gong tos}, cbaormll sane and winapnatve bis of and. He abso sued be aon fo th et of at even, and he ld mae eitvards ht fr macy igh he bad not dare opt out sh before going to deep. However, the main wis of the Sine Ucn a enstincate At ist you saw only amass of conse, ited black ar; presenly twas ee ht his covered body of fea thine, anos skeleton, but wth the msc anting ct ke wires ‘The hands were ofa dsky pall, covered, He the body with lng, coarse as, nd hideous taleoe The ees, touched in wih ui yo, ad iatensel black pups, and were fred poo the honed King wih «lok of beastie hae. maine one f the al bic catching spiders f Sots America eased zo amar form, ed caved with ateligence fuses than man, and you wl bave some fit conception ofthe ter inspied bythe appaling ey. One remarks universally made by those to whom Ihave shown the piece: Tt was awn fom the ‘As soon he et shock ois esse ight nd bse, Denison le lok aso. The sacs’ mc were pressed up is yes; his ger, ooking wpa te rons Cth wal as tell ber be fever Acta the question was aed ath ook sale?” ‘There was the sae Neston, he sme pgs of detention Hat he bad oted ber, a then came he wekome answer: Tonic pleases” ow much do you ask fori? "stake to hse ad fy anes ‘Tis was confounding Ereaacoleca’scoasceae is smeines sire. and Dennou casinace was ender tha a colecto’s ‘My aod ma! he sit agin sad agi, Your books worth exe tas to inked ay ans. assure your ere atthe anterior" ike to fed an ity nce nt more” ‘Thece wa ely 9 posbilty of teftsing ch a cance. The money was pai the eit sioed, a dass f wine drank ver he wransocto, ond hea he scrtn seemedto become anew sman.He stood wet, be ceasedto ios those suspicious ances behind hin, e arly laughed or wie to angh, Deaistan rose 0 go "Tal tae he honow of accompanying moses to eis ote” said the secs, ‘Ob, no, hal tn deed yar. Tenow the way peel, and there ew mec ‘The fe as pressed tee ce four tines and refed as ea “Then, onsiur il uname "Fhe finds occasion: he wl keep the mile of the road, he sides ar so ough ‘Cons, coin sid Densstou, who wes tmpationt to esse his rie by inst and he stopped outa he passage wih his book nde his arm. ere be was met bythe dah, she it appeared vas amon todo alte business on be own acount; psp, ke Gast take somewhat fom the foreigner whom her fer hd spared "A siver cust an chai forte sec: monsear woud perhaps be good enough to accept? ‘Wel. eal, Deawistou ade mck we for thse legs Whet di made want fori? ‘Nothing nolins inthe world Mansi mae than welome to ‘Tee tone in hich ths and mnch more was sid was unmistakably genie, otht Denstrm was edaced to prose hak, and smite to have chain prod his eck Ise seemed ae fb had ended th hr aad davae some sence wie he ary ner hot cepa. Ashe tof th his book fey stood atthe doo osans ae i, and they were stoking when he waved hem alas ood aight om the steps of the Chapeau Rouge inner was ove, and Deanistoun was a is bedroom, te wp slooe wih is acquton. The lndlady bad mcfese pra faees nh sce be hata er hat be hd pi a at to the sacri and ought an ald boc: om fin He thought too tat head beards id dima between br nd the said arian ithe passage ote the alle 4 argv some ‘word ote effec tht lee and Bernd wrod be deep in the hose’ had cose the comverston Allis tine a pong feng of discon hod ben recping oer hiner reaction, peeps, eter the delish fis covey. Whatever it was, esd in a comicton that there ‘vas Someone bein hin, cd hat be was ar move condurtable Wi is back to the wall Aas, of couse, weighed gta the blace as agit th vious vale cf the colestoa le had acquved Aad wo, a5 Tad he was clone wis bedoom, taking stock ef Canon ADbar's teases Wich evry mame reealed sowing moe crag ‘Bless Carca Aber! nif Denton, io had an inveterate aif ting to inset 'T wonder whee bee noe? Der me! is tht andy wou ero nah na more chews smamer takes o0e falas tee was someone drain te hows. Half ipe mere, il you sy? tink pesbaps vou reset Loader what tat rcs hat the yous Woman incited on shine me? Last ceamay, [sappoce. Yes, probably. Its rate a ascance of hig to hae round ca’ neck just too hear. Mest ely her father has bee wear for ‘ear [thik mig phe a len ap before [pai oem Hid ten the ru fs at onthe table, whens tention was aug bya objecting on the red clohjst by is teow. Two or tne ides of wha tight be ited rou his tain wih the ov esoulequcknass A persis? No, no such ing nthe Bouse. Ara? No, oo back. lnge pier” rust to soedoess ot, Good God! and ike tenn hat pce! In acts infest fash had taken tin Pale, dusky tin, covering noting bet bones and tendons of appaling see: coarse ac hts, longer tan exer re ona aman and aul sg fom he ens ofthe Sagers and curing sary doen and forward, hoe, and Wiaed Hee out ois chi with dan inconectble er chtchig ats heat. Th spa, whose let hed ested on the abe, as ing to tang poste hin is Seat. 2 hand ‘ol oboe wap. The wes ac enlaces eam ar cre an he even, he oes fw wes in wed can To TEE sell, Sa bes teat showed bel the black fips; tere was no nose te eves, of ery yellow. against which the ppl showed back anatase, an the enn bate andi to desoy ie wie shoe there, were the most horingfeatiesin he whe visor. There wa itligence fs kind nem "ezelgene beyond hat ofa bes, belo tht of rm ‘Te elngs which ts hone stned ia Denton wer th tases psi fen andthe st profound sett loathing, What dhe do? What could he do? He has aver besa qute cera What words he said but be Kaos rhe spoke, tat he grasped Diya esr crus, Ut he war couscous of asnvemea toad: him oa he put of he denon that he Scream with te vole ofan alin ideo pata Picea Bertzat the to strc ie eres, who rch ine noting, bt fe themes tie y smelt pasted ot between them sad found Denison 2 ‘swoon They sat up wth hin th gt, ands two fiends were t St Berra by nine ocock next mori He tinsel, though el shakea a nervous, was aos finse by that tine, nd is sory found credence wih the, hough ace wal hey had sen te rang and talked wth the sctsan Akwot at dan thee man bad come to th i o some pretence, and bad stead ith the decpest intrest to the stay rte bythe lndiady. He stowed oo supe ‘Wis bei" he! Thave sae in nyse was scaly comme and to ol questioning bat one reply was vous Deus fs eal i til fle je a se He would el chem ating the provenance of th book, ce any deta fis expences. sal soon sep, andy rest wi be sweet. Why su ou touble we? he sid!) ‘We stall acer know hat eof Canon Albas de MaA on suffed At the back ofthat atl anos were Some ines of wing which may be supposed to dow Bet on the sion: Contraco Salomonie cum demonionoctrra. Albericus de MaulCone dlineavit V, Deus in acntorium. Ps, Oxs habitat. Sancte Bertrand demoriorare fesatr, intercede pro me miserrino. Prima idk nace 12m) Dec. 1694: xidsbo mox ulimum. Peccaui et passus um, para ache passwrus Dac. 29,1701 ‘Sait Berean, who putest devs ght pray forse ost watappy. sa i fest oa the iat of Dec. 12,1694: soon sal see forthe last tine. hve sane a stixed, sad lave mre to sls yet Des 29, 1701 The ‘Gala Christ ges the date ofthe Cans det as Decenber 31,1701, bed, ofa aude see’ Deas ofthis ind ace nt commen inthe gest work ofthe Somnath bave never quite understood what was Denitonr's view ofthe vents Ihave nated He qucted tome once atest kom Becesiascs‘Some spits there be hat ae crete for ‘eagease, andi th iy ay oa sore ses’ Oa acter occasion he sai salah was ver seasble maa: does say something abut kz nostra athe ins of Baby? ‘These lings aerate beyond us pesca Awe confdence fis ingeessed me rter, an sypshized wih, Web een, lst yee, to Comings to ste Canon Abs’ tomb. risa gest ble nection ith an ey of he Gane ge a sce, ram cane cao of ising doe Tre Demin ing Sirs ne wt fe: View of St Bess san we dover sain ne 'Thope ist rong you know [am a resbtesiani€"but [aT bebeve thee wilbe "sag of Mass and sing fires for Alben de Mani Cons rest’ Then beaded, with a tovch ofthe Noho Beis nfs tone, had 0 nto they came so dear. ‘Tee book isis the Wernoth Coles at Canbldge The aning was phoropaed and than bt by Dawson on the day when he kf Consages on the occasion of ks st at Le nowknow tht these leaves did conan a consierable fragment th work, ot ofthat ches copy oft (ie ced tat ener: bs daughter mased and seied at St Papo. She never understood the cecunstances fhe fate’ cbs je, The Digte of Solomon witha denon f there. Drawn by Aber: de Maan. Vesicle © Lord make se tobe me. Pea. Whoso delet xLost Hearts is, afr a can ascetinin Sepenber ofthe yer 1811 thas poste“ dew wp bef the door of Aswarby Hil inthe her of incl. The ite Boy who was the oly meen in the case, and who jmped ous soon tnd stopped, looked shot hin with he keenest cosy chin the set ner hal ape eben the ng ofthe bel ed tbe opeig ofthe fal dor. Fe saw all square, red bic house, bikin the ee of Ame: aston plared porch a been aed in the pune lassie se of 1790, the widows ofthe house were many, lla mao. with smal panes and thick vite woodwork. pediment, pierced wih around window, crowned the ont. There were wings righ nde. connected by crs gna sales, opported by calonzades, wth the ceoval block. These wings play coated the stabs and cces fhe house. Each was sumcanted by an crsaeatal pola With ded vine ‘Aa evening iat hone onthe bldg, making the window "panes hn ce so tany Ses. Away Som the Hl in fon stretched at park studded wit aks and ing wi es, which Stood ot aga the oy. The clock in the carci tower bid in tees the eg ofthe pak, cly its pen weather cock catching the kt war thing apd the oon came ray beans down the wind. Teas atopter a peasant mpesso, tows tinged withthe sor of melancholy appropiate oan event eay au, that was conveyed tothe mind the boy who was standing inthe porch wai forthe door to ope hi. ‘Tee posites had bros hin Som Warvicksie, where, some si mes before, be had beea lean crphan Now, ovng tthe generous fer cf his ede cous, Mr Abs be td come to We at Aswurby. The clr Was waexpected, becase al lo know anti of Mc Abaey Looked pean as asomthat ast techs, ub hose Sead wing touieold the adveat ofa seal boy would port anew and seemed compro eect. The this tha ery te was own of Me Aboe's prs or temper. The Professor of (Grek nt Cambie bad been arto ny to one new more of the eigen: beef ofthe er pagan then ithe owner of Away. Cty hs rary coined al he hen _Palable books bearing on the Mysterio, the Orphicpoume, the worship of Miiras andthe Noi Platorts fn the marie” paved hal stood a Soe soup of Mile yng = bul, ‘sich iad been imported fm he Levan at rest espace bythe owner He had conte x description ott the Goleman Magacine, nde had writen emarkabe sees of aries inthe Critca Museum onthe superstoes ofthe Reman fhe Lower Empze He was locked pon it fe samen apped wp in his bocks, andi was amater of eat Suprise among is uibours that he shoul ever have beard efhis orphan cousin Stepoea Eo, much mere that be sou have voktceredto machin as innate of Aware Ha ‘Whatever ay ave ban expect by is igus, itis corsa hat Mir Almay" al, he hin, he austeroscome inne to give is you cousin inl secepson The moment {be ot" door ws opened he darted tof is sy, ebbing Hn ands wih eit "How ave you, my boy?8"how are yu? How od ae you sid heA€"ta s, you se not too much ted, hope, by Your journey eat our supp” "No, hank you ssid Master Ho: Tam petty well “That's good a sid Me Abney. ‘And how cl re you my boy?” Ti cemad ile od ht he dou hve asked the question tice in he est two mites fer cguintance "Tan twetve yeas oi ex birthday, se Stephen ‘And whea‘s you bithday. my dear boy? Heveth of September, ci? Thats well€What's very well Newly a year hence itu? FMcH€"ha, bal" ike to get hese igs down ia ay bake Sets webs? Cetin” "Yes ite res "Wel, wll Take hin to Mrs Bucs rom, Parkes, and let hin ave is teai€"upper wherever ti "Yes, sk! asswered the staid Ms Paes: and conducted Stee to he lower regions ‘Mes Bunch asthe most condo ar me pason how Stphin hades yet met at Assy. She ade bin completely at hon they were great Bends in a quarter of ax how an [eit Bend they remained Mex Bunch al ben bora nthe ai otiod rome 243 fe eas befor the dae of Steps aod acer restence tthe Fl war of ely yea! Standing, Consequently, anyone knew the ins and out ofthe house andthe dsc, Ms Bunch knew teas and she was by no means nce to communicate her aeration (Cera tere were pleat f hing about the Halland the Hal garden wich topes, who was of on adveomrous aed iaquag tun, as ancous to have explied to hin 'Who but he ‘emple af the nd fie lanl walk? Who was the eld maa wos pics lg cathe Stazcase, iia table ih seul under lis hand? These aod mau Snax pots were cleaed bythe resources of Mes Buncs pow iallet. There were bers however, of which he explanations ished were les stat. (One November eering Stephen was siting by the ein the Roueckeper oom eect on ie srounnge "IsMr Abney a good may, and wil he go to heaven” he seat asked wth the pec confidence mich clea possess i the bly ofthe elders to see these questions, the eciioa cf chs beeved to be reserved fr ote tabu ‘GoodTi€ less the chi sid Mrs Buch Mast’ as kind sols ever se! Dida Inver tel ou ofthe tle bo a he oka ou ofthe set, a yuna ay this seven years ‘back and th ko te yours er Tt come hoe” 1No_ Do tellme al about them, Mrs Bunchi€"now, his mite "Well sid Mrs Bunch, "the ite i I dor com to recall so ach about [mow ase bong er back ith hin em is walk one day, and ge orders to Mrs Bisa was bouscheeper thea as sk shoul be took very care with Aad he pote cid haat a cae beloagag to beech led me soe ova sand bee she Wed wis aaa of tree ‘weeks ght bean thon. hear she were semen ofa psy la blood ce whatnot bur one more so oat ofhe bed aloe a) of ws had epened ae. end wither Wack nor yet trae fterbave Ise eyes on since: Masto wes wonder pat about, and hada ponds sage: bu is ny beet de wes had avy by temps, fr tee was signe rund the outer a mack ran hurt sist she ect ad Paes, he declare a heard the acai in the wood al hat ermoce, Dew, der! x bch she was, 20 sent inher way ata bat ws wore taken up wih er so domesticated she wast sri "And whet oat he ile boy sad Stephen, ‘As tht pore boy!” sighed Mis Bunch. He were a foviger Tovey be called hse" he come ai "Wweaking his wey sound and sbout th ve oo wit dy nd masa a in ar ate, ul tl cbour where he came om, ed how old he as, ar ow he made hs way. ad wave as is eles, a all as ind ws hear could wih Burt ‘ve the ame way wth i. Thea analy, thm fem ions, do apposed he was of ne ne ori tthe ares he pl Why he wets what be done was oor