at they
are (1) visions of the living--clairvoyant or telepathic; (2) visions of
the departed, having no obvious relation to time and space; (3) visions
which are more or less of the nature of pictures, from memory or
imagination: they are like No. 2, but not of a person.

[Footnote 12: A. Goodrich Freer's "Essays," p. 126.]

Her most remarkable stories are certainly almost magical. One refers to
her seeing the doings of relations, another to her seeing a friend's
doings.[13] "The figures do not appear" (she says, referring to
the B---- apparitions) "before 6.30 at the earliest; there is little
light on their surfaces--they show by their own light--_i.e._ outlined by
a thread of light."[14]

[Footnote 13: "Haunting of B----House," p. 102.]

[Footnote 14: _Ibid._, p. 142.]

She does not see things in a flash. Thus when she saw a brown wood
crucifix, she saw a hand holding it, whilst a clergyman who saw the same
crucifix (Father H. also saw it) got just a glimpse of it. It was also
seen by Miss Langton.[15]

[Footnote 15: _Ibid._, p. 132.]

To turn to another characteristic of the disturbers of the peace at
B----, and to illustrate it by comparison. In Mr. Podmore's book on
Psychical research,[16] in the chapter describing phenomena of the
Poltergeist order--the Poltergeist in one case was a girl of about
twelve, Alice. She, Mrs. B. and Miss B., and Miss K. were seated at a
table; it moved sharply and struck Miss K. on the arm. Miss K. was an
inmate of the house, and no doubt Alice preferred hitting her to
hitting her mother and sister.

[Footnote 16: "Studies," p. 153.]

Similarly the disturbers at B---- House showed great respect for the
press. When a leading Edinburgh editor's son was there all was quiet; and
although they flew at their pet prey the priests, yet a bishop was too
imposing for them; and after he had blessed the house from top to bottom,
they left it quiet for the remaining week of Miss Freer's stay.[17]

[Footnote 17: "Alleged Haunting," p. 215.]

This might be sufficient to lull any further zeal the Catholic regular
clergy might find for the matter.

Again the strange fact may be noted that, a gardener coming every night
to look after the stoves between 10 and 10.30, no noises were noted at
that time, with one exception. The gardener therefore kept the ghosts
away.

But the one exception was when a servants' ball was being given, and the
gardener was in the house, in the billiard-room,