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 The Signalman and The Ghost at the Trial

The two stories in this book are ghost stories. 

The Signalman is about railway. The man who likes railway listened the story that a fatal accident happen when you see a figure near the tunnel from the signalman. Actually, an accident happened a year and a half year ago before he saw a figure. Moreover, he said he saw a new figure again...

The story, The Ghost at the Trial, was first called 'A Trial Murder'. The story is about a trial in famous law court in London - the Old Bailey. Often, George Fotherley looks out of the window of his sitting-room. There are always people in the street outside his apartment. One day, two man walking fast attracted his eye through the window of the room. They stopped in front of the Fotherley's house, looked up at the window, stared at Fortherley, and walked away again. Later, Fotherley is elected as a jury of a murder trial. When the trial begins, he often sees a mysterious figure...