# Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts

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Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts is a collection of short stories of ghosts—and of ghosts of the past.
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Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts A Book of Stories
by
A. T. QUILLER-COUCH
LONDON CASSELL AND COMPANY LIMITED 1900
Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts
BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
The Ship of Stars. 6s.
Wandering Heath. 5s.
Dead Man's Rock. Illustrated. 3s. 6d.
"I Saw Three Ships". 5s.
Noughts and Crosses. 5s.
The Splendid Spur. Illustrated. 3s. 6d.
The Blue Pavilions. 5s.
The Astonishing History of Troy Town. 5s. The Delectable Duchy. 5s.
IA. A Love Story. 3s. 6d.
CASSELL & COMPANY, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne.
CONTENTS
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* I. —Oceanus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* II. —The Seventh Man ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
* III. —The Room of Mirrors ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................39
* IV. —A Pair of Hands ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................65
* V. —The Lady of the Ship ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................85
* VI. —Frozen Margit ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................127
* VII. —The Singular Adventure of a Small Free-Trader ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................173
* VIII. —The Mystery of Joseph Laquedem ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................191
* IX. —Prisoners of War ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................221
* X. —A Town's Memory ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................247
* XI. —The Lady of the Red Admirals ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................257
* XII. —The Penance of John Emmet ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................273
* XIII. —Elisha ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................307
* XIV. —"Once Aboard the Lugger" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................315
* XV. —Which? ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................333
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