"'I bought it in Bruges, and there are two stories current in connection with it. The one is to the effect that a very wicked monk, named Gaboni, died in it (and, indeed, the man who sold me the chair was actually afraid to keep it any longer in his house, as he assured me Gaboni's spirit had amalgamated with the wood); and the other story, which I learned from a different source, namely, from someone who, on finding out where I bought the chair, told me he knew the whole history of it, is to the effect that it was of comparatively modern make, and had been designed by W----, the famous nineteenth-century Belgian painter, who specialised, as you may know, in the most weird and fantastic subjects. W---- kept the chair in his studio, and my informant half laughingly, half seriously remarked that no doubt the chair was thoroughly saturated with the wave-thoughts from W----'s luridly fertile brain. Of course, I do not know which story is true, or if, indeed, either story is true, but the fact remains that, up to now, everyone who has slept in the room with that chair has complained of having had the most unpleasant sensations. I own that after all that was told me, I was afraid to experiment with it myself, but after your experience, or rather lack of experience, I shall not hesitate to have it in my own bedroom. Both my wife and I have always admired it--it is such a uniquely beautiful piece of furniture.' "Of course I agreed with my friend, and, after congratulating him most effusively on his good luck in having been able to secure so unique a treasure, I again thanked him for his hospitality and bade him good-bye." INDEX Adventure in Chicago, 143-145. of Hans and Carl with a were-wolf, 121-129. with pixies near Bray, 71. Æneas, story of, 69-70. All-Hallows E'en, 158-159. _Anglo-Saxon Church, The_, 158. Arundels, White Owl of the, 137, 139, 151. Ash trees, 74-75. Aspens, 73. Assam, haunted tree in, 64-67. Assiut, 42. Attendant spirits, 142-145. Automatic writing, 190. Baldearg, the, 178. Banshee, the, 137, 147-149. Barrowvians, 78, 220-230. Bay of the Departed, 205. Bears, phantasms of, 79. Birthmarks, 178. Bloody Hand of Ulster, 176. Blue hand, phantasm of a, 79. Boggle chairs, 230-243. _Book of Days_, 90. Brampton, haunted ash tree of, 74. _British Goblins_, Book of, 91, 151. Buddhas, 210-220. Candles, warnings by, 132. Castle on Dinas, 78. Cats, phantasms of, 97-108. Charley, T., 134. Charms and checks against ghosts, 192-197. Childermass Day, 160. Ching Kang and the Fox-woman, story of, 129-131. Clairvoyance, 189. Clanogrians, 37, 137. Complex hauntings and occult bestialities, 80. Complex hauntings by phantasms of one person, 81. Corpse-candles, 134-137. Count Daniel O'Donnell, 167. Crystal-gazing, 166-167. D., Lady, 7. Dalmatian dog, phantasm of, 83. Davis, Rev. Mr, 135. De B., Mrs, 6. Dean Combe Ghost, 89. Death warnings, 132-140. Death-Watch, 138.