Why does withholding call one make things worse by holding his tongue?

Edith Wharton, today on the Classic Tales podcast.

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Edith Wharton loved ghost stories, and the eyes is one of her finest.

The concept of the road to hell is paved with good intentions,

is on full display here.

Let's get to it.

And now, the eyes by Edith Wharton.

We had been put in the mood for ghosts that evening.

After an excellent dinner at our old friend Colwins,

by a tale of Fred Merchard's, the narrative of a strange personal visitation.

Seen through the haze of our cigars and by the drowsy gleam of a coal fire,

Colwins Library, with its oak walls and dark old bindings,

made a good setting for such evocations,

and ghostly experiences at first hand being,

after Merchard's brilliant opening,

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