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The Book of Dreams and Ghosts
·
Andrew Lang
225
HAUNTED
MRS.
CHANG
Mr.
Chang,
of
that
ilk
(Chang
Chang
Tien-ts),
was
a
man
of
fifty-
seven,
and
a
graduate
in
letters.
The
ladies
of
his
family
having
accommodated
a
demon
with
a
shrine
in
his
house,
Mr.
Chang
said
he
"would
have
none
of
that
nonsense".
The
spirit
then
entered
into
Mrs.
Chang,
and
the
usual
fire-raising
began
all
over
the
place.
The
furniture
and
crockery
danced
in
the
familiar
way,
and
objects
took
to
disappearing
mysteriously,
even
when
secured
under
lock
and
key.
Mr.
Chang
was
as
unlucky
as
Mr.
Chin.
At
his
house
"doors
would
open
of
their
own
accord,
footfalls
were
heard,
as
of
persons
walking
in
the
house,
although
no
one
could
be
seen.
Plates,
bowls
and
the
teapot
would
suddenly
rise
from
the
table
into
the
air."
{233a}
Mrs.
Chang
now
tried
the
off
chance
of
there
being
something
in
Christianity,
stayed
with
a
native
Christian
(the
narrator),
and
felt
much
better.
She
could
enjoy
her
meals,
and
was
quite
a
new
woman.
As
her
friend
could
not
go
home
with
her,
Mrs.
Fung,
a
native
Christian,
resided
for
a
while
at
Mr.
Chang's;
"comparative
quiet
was
restored,"
and
Mrs.
Fung
retired
to
her
family.
The
symptoms
returned;
the
native
Christian
was
sent
for,
and
found
Mr.
Chang's
establishment
full
of
buckets
of
water
for
extinguishing
the
sudden
fires.
Mrs.
Chang's
daughter-in-law
was
now
possessed,
and
"drank
wine
in
large
quantities,
though
ordinarily
she
would
not
touch
it".
She
was
staring
and
tossing
her
arms
wildly;
a
service
was
held,
and
she
soon
became
her
usual
self.
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