'The Ghost-Seer' And 'sport Of Destiny'

by Frederich Schiller

2020-05-08 08:48:43

We saw a large, black circle, drawn with charcoal. An altar covered with black cloth was placed in the center upon a carpet of red satin. A Chaldee Bible was laid open, together with a skull; and a silver crucifix was fastened upon the altar. Spirits... Read more
We saw a large, black circle, drawn with charcoal. An altar covered with black cloth was placed in the center upon a carpet of red satin. A Chaldee Bible was laid open, together with a skull; and a silver crucifix was fastened upon the altar. Spirits of wine were burning in a silver vessel. A thick smoke of frankincense darkened the room and almost extinguished the lights.On a sudden we all felt at the same instant a stroke as of a flash of lightning, so powerful that it obliged us to quit each other's hands; a terrible thunder shook the house; the locks jarred; the doors creaked; the cover of the silver box fell down and extinguished the light; and on the opposite wall over the chimney-piece appeared a human figure in a bloody shirt, with the paleness of death on its countenance."Who calls me?" said a hollow, hardly intelligible voice. Less

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File size6.00(w)x9.00(h)x0.44
Print pages112
PublisherAlan Rodgers Books
Publication date October 2, 2008
ISBN9781606647394

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