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three ghost stories(三个鬼故事)-第3部分

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closed the door; and sat down by the fire。 

     〃I have made up my mind; sir;〃 he began; bending forward as soon as 

we were seated; and speaking in a tone but a little above a whisper; 〃that 

you shall not have to ask me twice what troubles me。 I took you for some 

one else yesterday evening。 That troubles me。〃 

     〃That mistake?〃 

     〃No。 That some one else。〃 

     〃Who is it?〃 

     〃I don't know。〃 

     〃Like me?〃 

     〃I don't know。 I never saw the face。 The left arm is across the face; and 

the right arm is waved;violently waved。 This way。〃 

     I  followed his   action   with   my  eyes;   and   it   was   the  action   of  an   arm 

gesticulating;   with   the   utmost   passion   and   vehemence;   〃For   God's   sake; 

clear the way!〃 

     〃One moonlight night;〃 said the man; 〃I was sitting here; when I heard 

a voice cry; 'Halloa! Below there!' I started up; looked from that door; and 

saw this Some one else standing by the red light near the tunnel; waving as 

I   just   now   showed   you。   The   voice   seemed   hoarse   with   shouting;   and   it 

cried; 'Look out! Look out!' And then attain; 'Halloa! Below there! Look 



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out!' I  caught   up   my  lamp;  turned   it   on   red;  and   ran   towards the  figure; 

calling; 'What's wrong? What has happened? Where?' It stood just outside 

the blackness of the tunnel。 I advanced so close upon it that I wondered at 

its keeping the sleeve across its eyes。 I ran right up at it; and had my hand 

stretched out to pull the sleeve away; when it was gone。〃 

     〃Into the tunnel?〃 said I。 

     〃No。 I ran on into the tunnel; five hundred yards。 I stopped; and held 

my lamp   above my  head; and saw   the figures   of the   measured distance; 

and saw the wet stains stealing down the walls and trickling through the 

arch。 I ran out again faster than I had run in (for I had a mortal abhorrence 

of the place upon me); and I looked all round the red light with my own 

red light; and I went up the iron ladder to the gallery atop of it; and I came 

down   again;   and   ran   back   here。   I   telegraphed   both   ways;   'An   alarm   has 

been given。 Is anything wrong?' The answer came back; both ways;   'All 

well。'〃 

     Resisting   the   slow   touch   of   a   frozen   finger   tracing   out   my   spine;   I 

showed him how that this figure must be a deception of his sense of sight; 

and   how   that   figures;   originating   in   disease   of   the   delicate   nerves   that 

minister   to   the   functions   of the   eye;  were   known   to   have often   troubled 

patients;   some   of   whom   had   become   conscious   of   the   nature   of   their 

affliction; and had even proved it by experiments upon themselves。 〃As to 

an imaginary cry;〃 said I; 〃do but listen for a moment to the wind in this 

unnatural valley while we speak so low; and to the wild harp it makes of 

the telegraph wires。〃 

     That   was   all   very   well;   he   returned;   after   we   had   sat   listening   for   a 

while;  and   he  ought   to  know  something   of   the  wind and   the  wires;   he 

who so often passed long winter nights there; alone and watching。 But he 

would beg to remark that he had not finished。 

     I asked his pardon; and he slowly added these words; touching my arm; 

… 

     〃Within   six   hours   after   the   Appearance;   the   memorable   accident   on 

this   Line   happened;   and   within   ten   hours   the   dead   and   wounded   were 

brought      along    through    the   tunnel    over   the   spot   where    the   figure   had 

stood。〃 



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     A disagreeable shudder crept over me; but I did my best against it。 It 

was not to be denied; I rejoined; that this was a remarkable coincidence; 

calculated   deeply   to   impress   his   mind。   But   it   was   unquestionable   that 

remarkable   coincidences   did   continually   occur;   and   they   must   be   taken 

into   account   in   dealing   with   such   a   subject。   Though   to   be   sure   I   must 

admit; I added (for I thought I saw that he was going to bring the objection 

to   bear    upon    me);   men    of   common      sense    did   not   allow   much     for 

coincidences in making the ordinary calculations of life。 

     He again begged to remark that he had not finished。 

     I again begged his pardon for being betrayed into interruptions。 

     〃This;〃 he said; again laying his hand upon my arm; and glancing over 

his shoulder with hollow eyes; 〃was just a year ago。 Six or seven months 

passed;     and   I  had   recovered     from   the   surprise   and   shock;    when    one 

morning; as the day was breaking; I; standing at the door; looked towards 

the red light; and saw the spectre again。〃 He stopped; with a fixed look at 

me。 

     〃Did it cry out?〃 

     〃No。 It was silent。〃 

     〃Did it wave its arm?〃 

     〃No。 It leaned against the shaft of the light; with both hands before the 

face。 Like this。〃 

     Once   more   I   followed   his   action   with   my   eyes。   It   was   an   action   of 

mourning。 I have seen such an attitude in stone figures on tombs。 

     〃Did you go up to it?〃 

     〃I came in and sat down; partly to collect my thoughts; partly because 

it had turned me faint。 When I went to the door again; daylight was above 

me; and the ghost was gone。〃 

     〃But nothing followed? Nothing came of this?〃 

     He touched me on the arm with his forefinger twice or thrice giving a 

ghastly nod each time:… 

     〃That   very   day;   as   a   train   came   out   of   the   tunnel;   I   noticed;   at   a 

carriage window on my side; what looked like a confusion of hands and 

heads; and something waved。 I saw it just in time to signal the driver; Stop! 

He shut off; and put his brake on; but the train drifted past here a hundred 



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and fifty yards or more。 I ran after it; and; as I went along; heard terrible 

screams and cries。 A beautiful young lady had died instantaneously in one 

of the compartments; and was brought in here; and laid down on this floor 

between us。〃 

     Involuntarily I pushed my chair back; as I looked from the boards at 

which he pointed to himself。 

     〃True; sir。 True。 Precisely as it happened; so I tell it you。〃 

     I   could   think   of   nothing   to   say;   to   any   purpose;   and   my   mouth   was 

very dry。 The wind and the wires took up the story with a long lamenting 

wail。 

     He resumed。 〃Now; sir; mark this; and judge how my mind is troubled。 

The spectre came back a week ago。 Ever since; it has been there
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