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“On the evening of the 24th January, after prayers by the priests, and the lamps being extinguished, the ghost rapped once and came in. As the wench again sat on the same chest between the priests, the curate of Laagkh felt his hair tugged, and he rose up. Ankha at the same time exclaimed, ‘Oh dear! oh dear! whose cold hand is that?’ The priest, who was sitting near, said, ‘Don’t be afraid, the hand is mine,’ but this was not true. He wished to do away with her fright, and with the impression caused by the touch. | “On the evening of the 24th January, after prayers by the priests, and the lamps being extinguished, the ghost rapped once and came in. As the wench again sat on the same chest between the priests, the curate of Laagkh felt his hair tugged, and he rose up. Ankha at the same time exclaimed, ‘Oh dear! oh dear! whose cold hand is that?’ The priest, who was sitting near, said, ‘Don’t be afraid, the hand is mine,’ but this was not true. He wished to do away with her fright, and with the impression caused by the touch. | ||
“On the 25th of January, when all the required masses had been said at the altar of Saint Anthony of Jagnenz, the Lord of Weixelstein and the priests engaged in the ceremony returned to pass the night at the castle, and' to receive the thanksgiving of the Saved Soul. While they were supping the housemaid, carrying the children’s food, was crossing the hall to the dining-room, when the ghost seized her arm. She started back, and saw behind her the form of a woman robed in white. As the family was retiring to rest, the lord of the castle ordered two of his dependants, Christop Wollf and Mathew Wreschekh, to pass the night with the servant wenches in the haunted room. As the lamps were put out the ghost entered and struck a loud rap upon the table, and said, ‘Ankha, now I am saved, and I am going to heaven! The wench rejoined, ‘O, blessed soul, pray to Heaven for me, for the noble master, the noble mistress, and all the noble family, and for all those who helped thee to (attain) their eternal salvation,’ whereto the ghost answered ‘Amen, amen, amen.’ It then went towards Ankha, and privily told the promised secret, strictly forbidding | “On the 25th of January, when all the required masses had been said at the altar of Saint Anthony of Jagnenz, the Lord of Weixelstein and the priests engaged in the ceremony returned to pass the night at the castle, and' to receive the thanksgiving of the Saved Soul. While they were supping the housemaid, carrying the children’s food, was crossing the hall to the dining-room, when the ghost seized her arm. She started back, and saw behind her the form of a woman robed in white. As the family was retiring to rest, the lord of the castle ordered two of his dependants, Christop Wollf and Mathew Wreschekh, to pass the night with the servant wenches in the haunted room. As the lamps were put out the ghost entered and struck a loud rap upon the table, and said, ‘Ankha, now I am saved, and I am going to heaven! The wench rejoined, ‘O, blessed soul, pray to Heaven for me, for the noble master, the noble mistress, and all the noble family, and for all those who helped thee to (attain) their eternal salvation,’ whereto the ghost answered ‘Amen, amen, amen.’ It then went towards Ankha, and privily told the promised secret, strictly forbidding her to divulge it. | ||
“Finally, it should be noted that before all these events Ankha had confessed and communicated.”— ''(From translation.) '' | “Finally, it should be noted that before all these events Ankha had confessed and communicated.”— ''(From translation.) '' | ||