One woman I spoke to, who was school-room maid here a matter of twenty years back, said she saw her as clear as clear, up on the platform, wearing the sort of grey dress she used to wear when she was a girl, ma'am, when her father was still alive.

None of the men seem to have seen her--but quite a number of the women did.

The post-mistress says she could have sworn to her anywhere." "What absolute nonsense!" Blanche felt shocked as well as vexed.
"It was when Mr.Varick was making that speech of his," said Pegler slowly.

"If you'll pardon me, ma'am, for saying so, it don't seem nonsense to me.

After what I've seen myself, I can believe anything.
Seeing is believing, ma'am." "People's eyes very often betray them, Pegler.