then we did not talk much to other people about them, for there would
have been a lot of talk, and inquiry, and questions, and you know
fellows hate that sort of thing. So we held our tongues. Poor Charley's
silence was sealed a year later at Lucknow, for on the advance with Lord
Clyde he was killed.

"And now, boys and girls, you must run off to bed. Five minutes more and
it will be Christmas Day. So you see, Frank, that although I don't
believe in ghosts, I have yet met with a circumstance which I cannot
account for."

"It is very curious anyhow, uncle, and beats ghost stories into fits."

"I like it better, certainly," one of the girls said, "for we can go to
bed without being afraid of dreaming about it."

"Well, you must not talk any more now. Off to bed, off to bed," Colonel
Harley said, "or I shall get into terrible disgrace with your fathers
and mothers, who have been looking very gravely at me for the last
three-quarters of an hour."

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Transcriber's Note:

A second story, A PIPE OF MYSTERY, appears after the end of
Guy in the Jungle in the publication of the book from which
this transcription has been made. The page numbering does
not continue from the first story, indicating that perhaps
plates from a different book may have been used, possibly
from "Among Malay Pirates--A Tale of Adventure and Peril"
by G. A. Henty, published also by M. A. Donohue & Company.

The words "weazened" and "dhoolie", alternative spelling
for burnous/burnouse, and alternative hyphenation in
today/to-day and eggshell/egg-shell have been retained as
they appear in the original publication.

Changes have been made as follows:

Page 3

Copyrighted 1890 _changed to_
Copyrighted 1890,

Page 7

to old friends, and, to attend to _changed to_
to old friends, and to attend to

Page 9

and to distingussh, if possible, _changed to_
and to distinguish, if possible,

Page 10

is a remarkably fine day, sir," _changed to_
is a remarkably fine day, sir."

Page 11

"Well, Mr. Torres" he said _changed to_
"Well, Mr. Torres," he said

Page 12

but my name in Chutney." _changed to_
but my name is Chutney."

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gold-dust,aromatic spices, _changed to_
gold-dust, aromatic spices,

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while the blood dripped down fr