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THE WHITE GHOST OF BERLIN. 231
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Dating Of Its Foundation Its Origin Alik...
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her visitationseven looking on them as quite a a blessing consider , that that , strangers therefore it would -was be very terrified probable by she what mi onl ght y never gave inconsiderateness is afforded
pleasure to friends . An example of this honoured in the account the ! Rosenburg given of her residence behaviour for to the a great first time Princess with who a visit once ,
proceeding without having which g would iven any have previous caused great notice embarrassment of her intention to — the a that the White Lad
mistress of the Castlehad it not been observed "y had been unusually busy , for some days made before and , which kitchen token and being cellar
h well reache eld understood in d the readiness Castle , due f she or provision t was he arr not iv a was al little of guests surprised , . When to find the all Princess so well at the
pr neatness sufficientl epared and for praise her order recep the observable domestics tion , and throug , who astonished hout she thoug the Castle ht must extraordinary , could be such not
patterns creased , of y when housewifel on retiring y virtue to . rest , But she how found was her her astonishment sleeping-room ordi
innari arranged ly looped slep in t at in every home like resp folds , the ect an bed exactl exact made y copy like in the of the her same one own in sty mirror which le , the she hang curtains ing
even modelled in just the after same the place pattern on , the with wall which , and she all the was furniture most familiar apparentl . So y
the delicate hostess an attention who had accompanie naturally drew d her forth to the her apartment warmest , thoug _thanks h the to
latter betray that the was her thank , in famil truth were y secret no due less , concealed At surprised length the than the fact Princess herself that , it took but was unwillin leave not of to g her her to
for here the for ni indeed ght , _saj s I dng cannot " Well . but , do I so shall , ' and , certainl sitting y make down myself before the at home
mirror dress , , saw , put the them waiting away -maid _> in them just , as she in such when removed drawers at home the and various till cup she boards article reall s as of quite her she
was forgot accustomed that she to was place in a strange place , and growin , g sleepy y turned mechanicalltowards the place where her hourglass always stood ,
in order to y see what time it might be . Now , it is a well-known ghostly peculiarity that sp and irits can never lthe make White any [ thing Lad they who
undertake had performed quite her comp part lete to , such perfection accordingy in everything else , y had , of course , forgotten one thing , and that was , to turn the that hourg the lass sand ; and
not should when running the have Princess , like inquired d , to looking have " How known towards is it what my it , hourg and time seeing it lass is . was ' Anxious not turned only was ? to I but unthinking
atone Being for stepped the regretted suddenly out omission of the , the wall kindl , and y , ( using the title ,
The White Ghost Of Berlin. 231
THE WHITE GHOST OF BERLIN . 231
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), June 1, 1863, page 231, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01061863/page/15/
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