Excerpt from The Spirit of the Moist Hand: Not Included in the Acknowledged Works of Mrs. Radcliffe The night breeze whistled along the corridor overlooking the Great Hall. The moon shed a feeble light through the dusty panes of the gloomy arched windows, and Villana stole from her chamber which entered from the corridor. Fearfully she darted a timid glance into the deepening gloom. Suddenly a sound fell upon her ear, like the rasping of a nail upon metal. Villana shuddered. But no time was given her for reflection, for a door opened at the further end of the corridor, and immediately shut again with a crash like thunder. Villana, faint with terror, sat down on a damp stone bench.

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