![]() ![]() Arthur does not have any sense of fear or foreboding, though, as he heads for King’s Cross station to catch a train north. London is ensconced in an oddly thick, sulfurous-smelling fog, and has been for days. ![]() Realizing that these memories keep him from feeling lighthearted even at Christmastime, Arthur decides to write his story down once and for all, hoping that doing so will exorcise the demons he has been struggling with all his adult life.Īrthur’s story begins on a dreary November afternoon. Alone, Arthur reflects on the very real story of horror and tragedy that took place in his youth. ![]() The children urge Arthur to contribute, but Arthur becomes agitated and upset, proclaims that he has no story to tell, and abruptly leaves the room. After Christmas Eve dinner, Arthur joins his family in the drawing room, where they are trading ghost stories-an “ancient” tradition. Arthur Kipps is a well-to-do lawyer living in the English countryside. ![]()
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