The Phantom Hag

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​⁠The other evening in an old castle the conversation turned upon apparitions, each one of the party telling a story. As the accounts grew more horrible the young ladies drew closer together.

“Have you ever had an adventure with a ghost?” said they to me. “Do you not know a story to make us shiver? Come, tell us something.”

“I am quite willing to do so,” I replied. “I will tell you of an incident that