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Title: The Lady of the Shroud

Author: Bram Stoker

Release Date: October 15, 2007 [eBook #3095]

Language: English

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Transcribed from the 1909 Rider and Co. edition by David Price, email
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THE LADY OF THE SHROUD

By
Bram Stoker

Author of "Dracula," "The Jewel of Seven Stars,"
"The Mystery of the Sea," etc.

London
Rider and Co.

Printed in Great Britain

_Copyright_, _London_, 1909, _by Bram Stoker_
_All rights reserved_

TO
MY DEAR OLD FRIEND
THE COMTESSE DE GUERBEL
(GENEVIEVE WARD)

FROM "THE JOURNAL OF OCCULTISM"
MID-JANUARY, 1907.

A strange story comes from the Adriatic. It appears that on the night of
the 9th, as the Italia Steamship Company's vessel "Victorine" was passing
a little before midnight the point known as "the Spear of Ivan," on the
coast of the Blue Mountains, the attention of the Captain, then on the
bridge, was called by the look-out man to a tiny floating light close
inshore. It is the custom of some South-going ships to run close to the
Spear of Ivan in fine weather, as the water is deep, and there is no
settled current; also there are no outlying rocks. Indeed, some years
ago the local steamers had become accustomed to hug the shore here so
closely that an intimation was sent from Lloyd's that any mischance under
the circumstances would not be included in ordinary sea risks. Captain
Mirolani is one of those who insist on a wholesome distance from the
promontory being kept; but on his attention having been called to the
circumstance reported, he thought it well to investigate it, as it might
be some case of personal distress. Accordingly, he had the engines
slowed down, and edged cautio