The Creativity Of My Words

  Caroline, Emma, Rebecca, and Ann are seated around the coffin of their brother, Edward Glynn. In their eyes, there is no sorrow, but rather a glimmer of hatred. They believe their brother died due to a furious, violent argument with their other brother, Henry, who believed that his younger brother Edward was a freeloader who needed to leave. Having been deeply offended by Henry's insults, Edward had told him that he would have to throw him out of the house by force. After sunset, Rebecca lights an oil lamp in the study and sees a tall shadow on the wall. Understandably terrified, she decides to turn off the lamp, but it has no effect—the shadow remains. One night, Henry enters the study with his sisters. Initially, he acts indifferent, but after a short while, his behavior changes completely. Now consumed by terror, he tries to move the furniture in a fit of rage, but the shadow does not budge. Ultimately, the shadow represents his own guilty conscience for having murdered his br...