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Podcast: Classic Ghost Stories
Episode: The Lady and Death by Vernon Lee
Description: Can Death be bargained with?In the town of Erlach, whispers of an old legend linger. They speak of Agnes Weberin, a woman known for her piety, her devotion— and her fate. Her husband, Berchthold Weber, was a learned man, a physician whose success in saving lives came at an unspeakable cost. The town murmured of a pact, a debt owed not to man, but to Death itself.As the appointed time drew near, Agnes made a choice. But when the moment arrived, when the valley of Totesdal echoed wi...