ectly dark room, has occasionally seen it
in a dim light, and has even been aware, or seemed to be aware, of the
pattern of the wall paper. In a few moments this effect of light
disappears, and all is darkness. This is the confused mental state
technically styled "Borderland," a haunt of ghosts, who are really
flitting dreams.

{131} Life of Lockhart.

{132} The author has given authorities in Blackwood's Magazine March,
1895. A Mr. Coulton (not Croker as erroneously stated) published in
the Quarterly Review, No. 179, an article to prove that Lyttelton
committed suicide, and was Junius. See also the author's Life of
Lockhart.

{140} A prominent name among the witnesses at the trial.

{141} The report of the trial in the Scots Magazine of June, 1754
(magazines appeared at the end of the month), adds nothing of
interest. The trial lasted from 7 a.m. of June 11 till 6 a.m. of June
14. The jury deliberated for two hours before arriving at a verdict.

{142} Sydney, no date.

{144} Phantasms, ii., 586, quoting (apparently) the Buckingham
Gazette of the period.

{145a} Oddly enough a Mr. William Soutar, of Blairgowrie, tells a
ghost story of his own to the S.P.R.!

{145b} I put them for convenience at the foot.--W. L. L.

{146a} The dogs in all these towns (farms) of Mause are very well
accustomed with hunting the fox.

{146b} Blair (Blairgowrie) is the kirk-town of that parish, where
there is also a weekly market: it lies about a mile below Middle
Mause on the same side of the river.

{146c} Knockhead is within less than half a mile of Middle Mause, and
the Hilltown lies betwixt the two. We see both of them from our
window of Craighall House.

{148a} This George Soutar died about two or three years ago, and was
very well known to William.

{148b} The Isle is a spot of ground in the wood of Rychalzie, about a
mile above Middle Mause, on the same side of the river.

{149a} Glasclune is a gentleman of the name of Blair, whose house
lies about three-quarters of a mile south-west from Middle Mause.

{149b} He said the voice answered him as if it had been some distance
without the door.

{150} Besides the length of time since the murder was committed,
there is another reason why all the bones were not found, viz., that
there is a little burn or brook which had run for the space of twenty
years, at least, across upon the place when the bones were found, and
would have carried them all aw