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The Ghost’s Walk

           Doyouhearasoundlikeafootsteppassingalongtheterrace,Watt?"Rosadrawsnearertothehousekeeper."Iheartherain-driponthestones,"repliestheyoungman,"andIhearacuriousechoIsupposeanechowhichisverylikeahaltingstep."Thehousekeepergravelynodsandcontinues:"Partlyonaccountofthisdivisionbetweenthem,andpartlyonotheraccounts,SirMorburyandhisLadyledatroubledlife.Shewasaladyofahaughtytemper.Theywerenotwellsuitedtoeachotherinageorcharacter,andtheyhadnochildrentomoderatebetweenthem.Afterherfavouritebrother,ayounggentleman,waskilledinthecivilwars(bySirMorbury’snearkinsman),herfeelingwassoviolentthatshehatedtheraceintowhichshehadmarried.WhentheDedlockswereabouttorideoutfromChesneyWoldintheking’scause,sheissupposedtohavemorethanoncestolendownintothestablesinthedeadofnightandlamedtheirhorses;andthestoryisthatonceatsuchanhour,herhusbandsawherglidingdownthestairsandfollowedherintothestallwherehisownfavouritehorsestood.Thereheseizedherbythewrist,andinastruggleorinafallorthroughthehorsebeingfrightenedandlashingout,shewaslamedinthehipandfromthathourbegantopineaway."Thehousekeeperhasdroppedhervoicetoalittlemorethanawhisper."Shehadbeenaladyofahandsomefigureandanoblecarriage.

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