Are they any old legends attached to the castle?" asked Conrad of his sister. Conrad was a prosperous Hamburg merchant, but he was the one poetically- dispositioned member of an eminently practical family.
The Baroness Gruebel shrugged her plum ...
Are they any old legends attached to the castle?" asked Conrad of his sister. Conrad was a prosperous Hamburg merchant, but he was the one poetically- dispositioned member of an eminently practical family.
The Baroness Gruebel shrugged her plump shoulders.
"There are always legends hanging about these old places. They are not difficult to invent and they cost nothing. In this case there is a story that when any one dies in the castle all the dogs in the village and the wild beasts in forest howl the night long. It would not be pleasant to listen to, would it?"
"It would be weird and romantic," said the Hamburg merchant.
"Anyhow, it isn't true," said the Baroness complacently; "since we bought the place we have had proof that nothing of the sort happens. When the old mother- in-law died last springtime we all listened, but there was no howling. It is just a story that lends dignity to the place without costing anything.
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