Strange read... I must have read it twenty times and I still can't figure out exactly what it means or exactly who is talking. I find it interesting, though, that this story would be in the setting section of the book. It would seem, to me, to be better suited in the point-of-view section. At least, that's what I thought until my twenty-first read. Once I got away from trying to figure out who is talking, I began to focus on what the words were actually saying. I took myself out the readers role and placed into word's world. I had not thought about reading this story that way, though, to an experienced reader, maybe it would seem like the obvious method of choice. Either way, once I did, I realized why this story is in the setting section.
"A Haunted House" 1921
The author here is described an old house supposedly haunted by a ghostly couple. It seems there is another couple, or perhaps the same couple, which I wouldn't doubt is the case, narrating about themselves looking for themselves in this house. I imagine the story taking place in a Victorian style home. As cliche as that is, it seems fitting considering when the story was written. Though the Victorian Era is technically over in 1921, the houses would still exist. Though, I 'm not sure how many Victorian houses have or had farms... The continuous mention of a wood pigeon bubbling reminded me of an old Mickey Mouse cartoon. I can't say specifically which one, but I had this vision of reeds being blown in the wind and pigeons making their sound.
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