Madam Crowl's Ghost and the Dead Sexton

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Madam Crowl's Ghost and The Dead Sexton by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Madam Crowl's Ghost and The Dead Sexton Author: Joseph Sheridan LeFanu Release Date: March 17, 2004 [EBook #11610] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MADAM CROWL'S GHOST / DEAD SEXTON *** Produced by Suzanne Shell, Gregory Margo and PG Distributed Proofreaders MADAM CROWL'S GHOST and THE DEAD SEXTON By Joseph Sheridan LeFanu Both stories were originally published in 1871. CONTENTS Madam Crowl's Ghost The Dead Sexton MADAM CROWL'S GHOST Twenty years have passed since you last saw Mrs. Jolliffe's tall slim figure. She is now past seventy, and can't have many mile-stones more to count on the journey that will bring her to her long home. The hair has grown white as snow, that is parted under her cap, over her shrewd, but kindly face. But her figure is still straight, and her step light and active. She has taken of late years to the care of adult invalids, having surrendered to younger hands the little people who inhabit cradles, and crawl on all-fours.