Is it true that when you are very close to death the dead are really able to reach out to protect you? Ralph Zant and his wife had been married only a few months when he died. They had been so deeply in love that the memory of the happiness they found would always dominate Mrs Zant’s life. John Stevens one of Ralph’s best friends invited her to spend some time with him on the coast where he had a large house so she went along with her housekeeper and companion Mrs Stewart. One morning Mrs Stewart commented how quiet it was in the big old house like there was some kind of brooding there…

Author: Wilkie Collins.