The Deserted House Author:E. T. A. Hoffmann "Oho," laughed Edward, "according to that, the bats would be the only natural-born clairvoyants. But I know one who possesses that gift of insight, of which you were speaking, in a remarkable degree. Because of it he will often follow for days some unknown person who has happened to attract his attention by an oddity in manner, appearance, or ga... more »rb; he will ponder to melancholy over some trifling incident, some lightly told story.« less