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The Book of Dreams and Ghosts
·
Andrew Lang
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All
this
was
printed
in
the
London
papers,
and,
on
15th
November,
The
Daily
Telegraph
and
Daily
News
published
Emma's
confession
that
she
wrought
by
sleight
of
hand
and
foot.
On
17th
November,
Mr.
Hughes
went
from
Cambridge
to
investigate.
For
some
reason
investigation
never
begins
till
the
fun
is
over.
On
the
9th
the
girl,
now
in
a
very
nervous
state
(no
wonder!)
had
been
put
under
the
care
of
a
Dr.
Mackey.
This
gentleman
and
Miss
Turner
said
that
things
had
occurred
since
Emma
came,
for
which
they
could
not
account.
On
13th
November,
however,
Miss
Turner,
looking
out
of
a
window,
spotted
Emma
throwing
a
brick,
and
pretending
that
the
flight
of
the
brick
was
automatic.
Next
day
Emma
confessed
to
her
tricks,
but
steadfastly
denied
that
she
had
cheated
at
Woods
Farm,
and
Weston
Lullingfield,
where
she
had
also
been.
Her
evidence
to
this
effect
was
so
far
confirmed
by
Mrs.
Hampson
of
Woods
Farm,
and
her
servant,
Priscilla
Evans,
when
examined
by
Mr.
Hughes.
Both
were
"quite
certain"
that
they
saw
crockery
rise
by
itself
into
air
off
the
kitchen
table,
when
Emma
was
at
a
neighbouring
farm,
Mr.
Lea's.
Priscilla
also
saw
crockery
come
out
of
a
cupboard,
in
detachments,
and
fly
between
her
and
Emma,
usually
in
a
slanting
direction,
while
Emma
stood
by
with
her
arms
folded.
Yet
Priscilla
was
not
on
good
terms
with
Emma.
Unless,
then,
Mrs.
Hampson
and
Priscilla
fabled,
it
is
difficult
to
see
how
Emma
could
move
objects
when
she
was
"standing
at
some
considerable
distance,
standing,
in
fact,
in
quite
another
farm".
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