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9. CHAPTER IX.

When the bells again rang on the new parish
church of Sloperton it was for the marriage of Sir
Rupert Sedilia and his cousin, the only remaining
members of the family.

Five more ghosts were added to the supernatural
population of Sloperton Grange. Perhaps this was
the reason why Sir Rupert sold the property shortly
afterward, and that for many years a dark shadow
seemed to hang over the ruins of Sloperton Grange.