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supernatural-haunting
The servants are haunted by eerie sounds and sights that evoke sorrow, fear, and a sense of impending doom.
1 chapter across 1 book
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (2004)Susanna Clarke
Chapter 38
In this chapter, the servants of a haunted house experience various supernatural phenomena, including a mournful bell, ghostly music, and an invisible malicious wood growing around the house. Stephen Black investigates a mysterious tenth bell labeled 'Lost-hope' and discovers a previously unknown Gothic-style room where he encounters a pale, vain gentleman preparing for a ball. The gentleman reveals a peculiar treasure—a small white finger in a delicate box—and mistakes Stephen for a noble visitor rather than a servant.