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"Not feathers, as we understand feathers," answered Hagg in an awful voice. I got up in some irritation. "Can I see him, at any rate?" I asked. "I am a journalist, and have no earthly motives except curiosity and personal vanity. I should like to say that I had shaken hands with the Superman." The husband and wife had both got heavily to their feet, and stood, embarrassed.
Fully three hours were occupied in reaching the Hagg. "Go in!" said Burdale to Jack, as they came in front of the old building. "I will take the horses round to the stables; and you will be welcome there." "I hope I may not see any more of the ghosts!" said Jack: "I had enough of them last night."
James Renwlck told me, that he was Witness to their Public Murder at the Gallowlee, between Leith and Edinburgh, when he saw the Hangman hash and hagg off all their Five heads, with Patrick Foreman's Right Hand: Their Bodies were all buried at the Gallows Foot: their Heads, with Patrick's Hand, were brought and put upon five Pikes on the Pleasaunce-Port.... Mr.
The old couple kept up a conversation with Ned Burdale, seemingly somewhat indifferent of Jack's presence. Now and then they addressed him. "You belong to these parts, do you?" asked the old man, fixing his keen glance on Jack. "I was born and bred in Nottingham," answered Jack. "And never been out here at the Hagg before?" "No," said Jack, "I never heard of the place before."
The tales he had heard that night recurred to his mind. Could it be possible that these were the spirits of the departed owners of the Hagg? Again he listened, to assure himself that he had not been misled by fancy. He sat up and rubbed his eyes still the voices reached his ears. He was constitutionally brave.
I found the house of Dr. and Lady Hypatia Hagg without much difficulty; it is situated in one of the last straggling streets of Croydon, and overlooked by a line of poplars.
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