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 jected, then I must tell you, gentlemen, that I do not only mean that it is merely possible that departed souls, or supernatural beings of another class, can appear when and wherever they please; but I also promise to convince you by my own experience, that there are people who can affect apparitions of that kind, at certain times and under certain conditions."

We stared at each other in silent wonder: The preamble of the Austrian gave us reason to expect some horrid tale, and the seriousness of his looks and the solemn accent of his words commanded general awe. After a short pause, our solemn narrator related the following tale.

"In a regiment of the garrison in which I served as Lieutenant, about twenty years ago, was a man, who gave the most undeniable proofs of the truth of my assertion: He was