Lotus, by the Author of 'A New Marguerite'

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. It would be better to say nothing to your father, or, indeed, to any one, till we see if we cannot solve this mystery ourselves, said Edmund the next morning, as he and Jack were talking to two of the girls in their little work-room, in which the mysterious light had appeared the night before....
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. It would be better to say nothing to your father, or, indeed, to any one, till we see if we cannot solve this mystery ourselves, said Edmund the next morning, as he and Jack were talking to two of the girls in their little work-room, in which the mysterious light had appeared the night before. Yes; we must see what we can make of it. It is a pity it alarms Miss Hennington so much, though, replied Jack. Dora is very nervous; besides, you know, she has seen it before, although she will not tell us what she saw, said Violet. Would it not be well to ask her ? It might give us some fresh clue, said Edmund. Ask her if you like, but she won't tell you; she has never even told me, answered Violet. It is really very queer. Do you know, I think we should have spoken to it when we were all together and it passed us close on the lawn, said Jack, meditatively. I shouldn't have liked to speak to it, or hear it spoken to, even, exclaimed Wiva; I think it is a most uncanny thing, and much best left alone. No human being, you know, could be that height, or move in that way. I am sure it is some unhappy spirit; and I, for one, shall let it go its way, and avoid it on every possible opportunity. I must say I shouldn't like to be in your place, Vi, and have the house with so few people in it, all the year round. I don't believe in spirits, Wiva, if you do, said Violet, contemptuously. I believe it is a trick, performed with no good object, and I certainly hope, Edmund, you will find it out before you leave us. I wish you no harm, Violet, retortedWiva, but I certainly hope the spirit will stay in your house when I go, and not follow me home to mine. I am going now to get my skates, and if anybody can be ready in the course of ...