nuns.
It was seen moving about on a very steep bank, a bank apparently too
steep for walking, and was only visible against the snow. Miss Freer did
not look on the bank for tracks.
It may be noted that on the two previous days in the neighbourhood of
this glen a terrier, who never barked except under strong excitement, had
barked at the same hour, but no vision was seen; on the 6th of February
the dog had been taken off in another direction. After seeing the vision
in the glen, Miss Freer almost always heard strange sounds at night.
The inference is that in the glen, where there was plenty of cover, and
where, judging by the dog's barking, suspicious persons lurked, Miss
Freer was hypnotised, made to see an apparition, and left susceptible to
a further operation that night. Later on it says, "the dog ran up,
pointed, and ran straight for the two women." This was on the second
occasion of a grey woman appearing, and the third occasion of the black
nun being seen. He was found barking in the glen; no cause could be
found; a lurking stranger is a possible explanation. It may be noted,
that the pointing attitude in a dog of the smaller breeds means
reflection, and that something puzzled it, perhaps its mistress's
attitude; but its going on barking would indicate the steady retreat of
some one who frightened it.
At least three voices were heard--perhaps more. Phenomena were scarce;
the gang's powers were still limited, though the horror they inflicted
showed that they reached the bounds of some of the victims' strength.
Miss Freer not only heard sounds in the house, where she was less
exposed than in the glen, but saw apparitions on four occasions.
The visions that can be inflicted telepathically, _i.e._ hypnotically,
seem to be at first limited to two kinds--first, the vision of the person
himself: this hallucination has often been effected by honest
experimentalists; secondly, and this is rather matter of inference, a
rascal who has hypnotised a person may be unable to get rid of the image
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