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1898 Henry Altemus The Affair: The protagonist, Jack Pansay, has a brief affair with Agnes Keith-Wessington while traveling to India. Though Agnes is deeply in love, Jack eventually tires of her and cruelly ends the relationship. The Rejection: Despite Jack's engagement to another woman, Kitty Mannering, Agnes continues to plead with him to reconsider, claiming their separation is a "hideous mistake". The Haunting: Agnes eventually dies of a broken heart. Soon after, Jack begins to see her ghost—seated in her familiar yellow-paneled rickshaw—on the streets of Simla. The Descent: While only Jack can see the phantom, his increasingly erratic behavior leads others to believe he is mad or ill. His engagement to Kitty is ruined, and he eventually dies, still haunted by the apparition. some wear on cover/spine, some discoloration