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with dark, dense clouds; but it will be pleasant and sweet like the advent of the spring season.
But there are countless people who cannot afford to secure a house which they like and which possesses auspicious features. For instance, people working in the government, and those working in factories have to live in the quarters given to them by the government or the factory. Some days ago, I happened to read in a newspaper about an incident that took place in a foreign country. We can believe that story because it was written by a reliable writer.
A REAL INCIDENT THAT TOOK PLACE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY
This incident took place u Edinburgh. There was a house on a certain street in that city. Those who came to live in that house used to see, sometimes, the ghost of a woman, in that house. Every family that came to live there left it soon. Who would reside in such a house ? Yet, those who could not secure a house used to come to live in that house; and when they saw the ghost, they went way from there.
Once, a police inspector by name Dickson came to live in that house. He had rented the house. The very first night, when Mr. Dickson was perusing a newspaper before going to sleep, a loud gust of cold air blew into the room with such a speed and howling noise that the blinds of the windows fell down, and the fire burning in the "fire-place", was put out. Mr. Dickson stood up; shut the doors and shutters; and moved towards his bed. Just then, there was a knock on the door. When he opened the door, he noticed a girl standing there. When Mr. Dickson looked towards the girl as if to ask her who she was, she said, “May I come in ?” Mr. Dickson allowed her to come in.
She was actually, the ghost of a girl who had been living in that house formerly. She had been murdered in that house. Her name was Miss Judy. She said to Dickson; "You are an inspector of police. So, I am confident that you will help me.
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