[ { "chunk": 148, "story": 11, "summary": "In an inn, men trade ghost stories; a sceptical old sailor mocks sailors' visions, then admits one uncanny experience on land.", "predicament": "A sceptic among believers is pressed to admit whether he has ever seen anything he could not explain." }, { "chunk": 149, "story": 11, "summary": "As a young man back from abroad, the narrator found his relatives away, took lodgings at a dull inn, and set out on a long country walk.", "predicament": "A young man who arrived to find no one expecting him has to fill empty days in a strange place." }, { "chunk": 150, "story": 11, "summary": "He loses his way in the marshes as fog and night come down, and at last finds a road and hears footsteps.", "predicament": "A traveller lost in the dark and the cold must find shelter before night closes in." }, { "chunk": 151, "story": 11, "summary": "A countryman sets him on the road but warns him away from a lit house nearby, said to hide something monstrous; tired, he goes to it anyway.", "predicament": "A worn-out traveller must choose between a long walk on and a nearby shelter he has been warned against." }, { "chunk": 152, "story": 11, "summary": "A grim old woman and a huge old man answer; after a furtive exchange the man insists he stay for dinner, and he feels trapped.", "predicament": "A stranger taken in by odd hosts who seem keen to keep him wonders whether he has walked into a trap." }, { "chunk": 153, "story": 11, "summary": "The host says his son will dine with them in the dark because of his eyes; he puts out the candles, and a strange voice speaks.", "predicament": "A guest must sit down in the dark with someone he cannot see, on hosts' terms he does not understand." }, { "chunk": 154, "story": 11, "summary": "The host leaves him alone with the unseen son, and the guest thinks he sees wild eyes shining at him across the table.", "predicament": "A guest left alone with a stranger he cannot see grows afraid, and must decide whether to trust his hosts." }, { "chunk": 155, "story": 11, "summary": "The screen falls, and firelight shows the son's ruined face; the father lights the candles and explains his son was disfigured in a fire.", "predicament": "A frightened man sees what he feared, and learns it is someone who was hurt and ashamed to be seen." }, { "chunk": 156, "story": 11, "summary": "The guest apologises warmly; they celebrate the son's birthday until midnight, and the father toasts the children his son saved.", "predicament": "A man who shrank from someone must make amends, and finds they deserve his respect." } ]