The Moth — Joy Carroll

"IF I DIE WHEN I'M YOUNG, I VOW I'LL COME BACK TO HAWKWOOD. I'LL BE A SPIRIT, AND MAKE PEOPLE DO TERRIBLE THINGS. DO YOU BELIEVE ME, KATE, DO YOU BELIEVE?"

Regina was a little girl when she made her vow, a beautiful, rich, wilful little girl--and her poor cousin Kate was her willing her slave. Now Regina was dead, and as Kate came to take possession of the great mansion that was Regina's legacy to her, she remembered Regina's words.

Kate as a spellbound child had believed Regina then. Now as a terrified young woman she believed her still. Regina was dead but not gone--and once again Kate was her slave. . . .