'Twixt two worlds : a narrative of the life and work of William Eglinton

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Twixt Two Worlds.
in bed to have a better look. I saw what appeared to be a small cloud of something like
muslin. This gradually developed until I could make out what appeared to be a human
form draped in white. A little after, this form began to move, and then glided through the
doorway at the foot of my bed, and then seemed to lack strength, for it glided back to the
original corner. After a few seconds of interval, the form passed through the doorway again
as before, and this time came right up to my bed, and seemed to be gazing at me through
the mosquito curtains. I could see that it was the figure of a woman, tall and graceful, but
although I tried hard I could not distinguish the features. The feet were bare, and so
were the hands and arms beyond the elbows, but there was a veil or what appeared to be
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