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The Book of Dreams and Ghosts
·
Andrew Lang
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On
the
8th
of
December,
the
woman
again
made
her
appearance
in
broad
daylight.
On
this
occasion
she
broke
the
shelves
and
panelling
in
the
pantry,
in
presence
of
the
minister,
Magnus,
and
others.
According
to
Magnus,
the
spirit
then
went
out
through
the
wall
at
the
minister's
words,
and
made
its
way
to
the
byre-lane.
Magnus
and
Gudrun
went
after
it,
but
were
received
with
throwings
of
mud
and
dirt.
A
stone
was
also
hurled
at
Magnus,
as
large
as
any
man
could
lift,
while
Gudrun
received
a
blow
on
the
arm
that
confined
her
to
her
bed
for
three
weeks.
On
the
26th
of
the
month
the
shepherd,
Einar
Jonsson,
a
hardy
and
resolute
fellow,
commanded
the
spirit
to
show
itself
to
him.
Thereupon
there
came
over
him
such
a
madness
and
frenzy,
that
he
had
to
be
closely
guarded
to
prevent
him
from
doing
harm
to
himself.
He
was
taken
to
the
house,
and
kept
in
his
bed,
a
watch
being
held
over
him.
When
he
recovered
his
wits,
he
said
that
this
girl
had
come
above
his
head
and
assailed
him.
When
he
had
completely
got
over
this,
he
went
away
from
Garpsdal
altogether.
Later
than
this
the
minister's
horse
was
found
dead
in
the
stable
at
Muli,
and
the
folks
there
said
that
it
was
all
black
and
swollen.
These
are
the
most
remarkable
doings
of
the
ghost
at
Garpsdal,
according
to
the
evidence
of
Sir
Saemund,
Magnus,
Gudrun,
and
all
the
household
at
Garpsdal,
all
of
whom
will
confirm
their
witness
with
an
oath,
and
aver
that
no
human
being
could
have
been
so
invisible
there
by
day
and
night,
but
rather
that
it
was
some
kind
of
spirit
that
did
the
mischief.
From
the
story
itself
it
may
be
seen
that
neither
Magnus
nor
any
other
person
could
have
accomplished
the
like,
and
all
the
folk
will
confirm
this,
and
clear
all
persons
in
the
matter,
so
far
as
they
know.
In
this
form
the
story
was
told
to
me,
the
subscriber,
to
Samuel
Egilsson
and
Bjarni
Oddsson,
by
the
minister
himself
and
his
household,
at
Garpsdal,
28th
May,
1808.
That
this
is
correctly
set
down,
after
what
the
minister
Sir
Saemund
related
to
me,
I
witness
here
at
Stad
on
Reykjanes,
7th
June,
1808.
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