The Book of Dreams and Ghosts

The French really called the place Fort Carillon, which disguised the native name Ticonderoga. See Memoirs of the Chevalier Johnstone.--A. L. {162} Abercromby's force consisted of the 27th, 42nd, 44th, 46th, 55th, and battalions of the 60th Royal Americans, with about 9000 Provincials and a train of artillery. The assault, however, took place before the guns could come up, matters having been hastened by the information that M. de Levy was approaching with 3000 French troops to relieve Ticonderoga garrison. {177a} I know one inveterate ghost produced in an ancient Scottish house by these appliances.--A. L. {177b} Such events are common enough in old tales of haunted houses. {177c} This lady was well known to my friends and to Dr. Ferrier. I also have had the honour to make her acquaintance. {179} Apparently on Thursday morning really. {182} She gave, not for publication, the other real names, here altered to pseudonyms. {186} Phantasms, ii., 202. {188a} Maspero, Etudes Egyptiennes, i., fascic. 2. {188b} Examples cited in Classical Review, December, 1896, pp. 411, 413. {188c} Proceedings, S.P.R., vol. xii., p. 45-116. {189} See "Lord St. Vincent's Story". {190} Anecdote received from the lady. {191} Story at second-hand. {192} See The Standard for summer, 1896. {196} I have once seen this happen, and it is a curious thing to see, when on the other side of the door there is nobody. {198a} S.P.R., iii., 115, and from oral narrative of Mr. and Mrs. Rokeby. In 1885, when the account was published, Mr. Rokeby had not yet seen the lady in grey. Nothing of interest is known about the previous tenants of the house.